Four Years Since Longobardo Died

Today marks 4 years since New York State Trooper Joseph Longbardo died after being shot by Ralph “Bucky” Phillips during the largest manhunt in state history.

Phillips shot Longobardo and Trooper Donald Baker on August 31, 2006, while they were staking out the home of Phillips’ girlfriend in Chautauqua County.

Baker recovered and returned to work. Every year, he also attends a memorial run named for Longobardo in Sarasota Springs. Proceeds from the run go toward a scholarship for a student at Amsterdam High School who plans to study criminal justice in college.

Phillips was captured in Pennsylvania on September 8, 2006, and is serving a life sentence at the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York.

Comments

ktm882 said…
I bought Trooper Joe's townhouse in Ballston Spa two years before the incident. I was deeply saddened that the life of such a squared away guy could be ended by a worthless piece of steaming excrement.
RIP Joe, your life of service will not be unrecognized.

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