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04-11-2007, 02:19 AM
http://cbs13.com/local/local_story_100203143.html
(CBS13) RIPON, Calif. It was a frantic scene in Ripon Tuesday as Police tried to save the life of another officer who was involved in an ATV accident. The officer was patrolling along the Stanislaus River at Parallel Avenue and Reynolds Avenue when the accident occured.
57-year-old officer Bob Winget was a three-year veteran of the department. He was found by a fellow officer and taken to paramedics at around 1:30 p.m. He was pronounced dead on the way to the hospital.
Police say they last heard from Winget around 11:40 a.m.
“We received a transmission from the officer. It was the last communication we heard from him,” said Sgt. Ed Ormonde, Ripon Police Department. Ormonde was visibly shaken.
Officers at the scene of the rescue refused to comment on the victim’s condition. In fact, they tried shield our cameras as rescuers tried to revive the officer.
“Turn it off now! Turn it off and get the hell out of here. Have some respect. Get out!” said one identified officer. “I will take you to jail; I promise you."
"Get out,” said another unidentified officer. “Go away. Have some respect for the dead, go away."
Winget was a Marine Corps veteran and has served in law enforcement for approximately 37 years. LAPD, Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office and a 3 year member of the Ripon Police Department.
Winget is survived by his wife and a son 35 years of age, and 3 daughters, 23, 19 16 years of age.
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(CBS13) RIPON, Calif. It was a frantic scene in Ripon Tuesday as Police tried to save the life of another officer who was involved in an ATV accident. The officer was patrolling along the Stanislaus River at Parallel Avenue and Reynolds Avenue when the accident occured.
57-year-old officer Bob Winget was a three-year veteran of the department. He was found by a fellow officer and taken to paramedics at around 1:30 p.m. He was pronounced dead on the way to the hospital.
Police say they last heard from Winget around 11:40 a.m.
“We received a transmission from the officer. It was the last communication we heard from him,” said Sgt. Ed Ormonde, Ripon Police Department. Ormonde was visibly shaken.
Officers at the scene of the rescue refused to comment on the victim’s condition. In fact, they tried shield our cameras as rescuers tried to revive the officer.
“Turn it off now! Turn it off and get the hell out of here. Have some respect. Get out!” said one identified officer. “I will take you to jail; I promise you."
"Get out,” said another unidentified officer. “Go away. Have some respect for the dead, go away."
Winget was a Marine Corps veteran and has served in law enforcement for approximately 37 years. LAPD, Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office and a 3 year member of the Ripon Police Department.
Winget is survived by his wife and a son 35 years of age, and 3 daughters, 23, 19 16 years of age.
(© MMVII, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)