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Recent coverage: Cold Spring officer shooting
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Officer Thomas Decker investigation
'Person of interest' in cop slaying kills himself
When police arrived to interview Eric Thomes yet again, he hanged himself after an hours-long standoff. But police say that the case is not yet closed. Updated Jan. 4, 2013
Ryan Larson
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Dec. 17: Prime suspect proclaims his innocence
Article By: ABBY SIMONS ,Star Tribune Publish December 16, 2012 2:00 AM / Update December 17, 2012 5:56 AMRyan Larson, angry after five days in jail without charges, hasn't gone back to Cold Spring. "Why am I being accused?"
Thomas Decker
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911 transcript from Decker shooting released; black van sought
Article By: CURT BROWN , Star Tribune Publish December 19, 2012 2:00 AM / Update December 18, 2012 8:58 PMA $100,000 reward has been offered. Officials are looking for a loud black van.
“It feels like we all have a hole in our hearts … and finding the killer would start the healing,” Cold Spring Police Chief Phil Jones said.
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$100,000 reward offered in slaying of Cold Spring police officer
Article By: CURT BROWN , Star Tribune Publish December 18, 2012 2:00 AM / Update December 17, 2012 10:41 PMAuthorities in Cold Spring are looking for a black van and are again searching the Sauk River for a shotgun.
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Decker's former partner is confident killer will be caught
Publish December 16, 2012 2:00 AM / Update December 15, 2012 11:11 PMCold Spring police officer Thomas Decker
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Slain Cold Spring officer's partner backed away
Article By: LARRY OAKES and PAUL MCENROE , Star Tribune Publish December 15, 2012 2:00 AM / Update December 14, 2012 10:53 PMA document chronicles events of the night that officer Thomas Decker was shot and raises questions about the second cop's reaction.
Ryan Larson’s car was still parked Wednesday behind Winners Bar in Cold Spring, Minn., near where officer Thomas Decker was shot and killed last month. Larson, who lives in an apartment above the bar, remains the primary suspect, a source told the Star Tribune.
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2nd Cold Spring cop unable to give investigators description of gunman
Article By: PAUL MCENROE and LARRY OAKES , Star Tribune staff writers Publish December 14, 2012 2:00 AM / Update December 14, 2012 7:55 AMThe part-timer with Thomas Decker the night he was killed hasn't given investigators much information, a source says.
FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Stearns County Sheriff shows Ryan Michael Larson, 34, of Cold Spring, Minn.
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Ryan Larson: Free from jail, but not suspicion
Article By: CURT BROWN and LARRY OAKES , Star Tribune staff writers Publish December 9, 2012 2:00 AM / Update December 9, 2012 3:13 PMReleased Cold Spring suspect is said to have a sharp mind, short fuse.
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Thomas Decker's widow mourns
Publish December 9, 2012 2:00 AM / Update December 8, 2012 9:55 PMThis poem was written by Cold Spring police officer Thomas Decker's widow, Alicia Decker, and provided by her parents.
a small memorial was left for Officer Tom Decker, who was shot and kil...
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Search for Decker's killer leads to Mpls, but case remains unsolved
Article By: CURT BROWN , Star Tribune Publish December 8, 2012 2:00 AM / Update December 7, 2012 1:50 PMA Minneapolis drug raid didn't help solve the killing of Cold Spring officer Tom Decker.
Flowers marked the spot where Tom Decker’s body was found. A man initially arrested lives in the upstairs apartment to the right.
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Details of Cold Spring slaying scene emerge
Article By: CURT BROWN and LARRY OAKES , Star Tribune Publish December 7, 2012 2:00 AM / Update December 7, 2012 6:48 AMA bartender saw officer Tom Decker's body. Police are still searching for the murder weapon.
At the Church of St. Nicholas Cemetery in Nicholas where Cold Spring...
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Thousands grieving Cold Spring officer 'now want answers'
Article By: ABBY SIMONS and LARRY OAKES , Star Tribune Publish December 6, 2012 2:00 AM / Update December 6, 2012 1:58 AMMore than 2,000 law enforcement personnel gathered in Collegeville for the funeral of Tom Decker, shot to death last week behind a Cold Spring bar.
The body of slain police officer Tom Decker arrives at St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery.
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Week after officer's slaying, unnamed partner and missing gun a mystery
Article By: CURT BROWN and LARRY OAKES , Star Tribune Publish December 6, 2012 2:00 AM / Update December 6, 2012 1:01 PMInvestigators remain tight-lipped as the search for the slain officers' killer ramps up.
A small memorial was left for officer Tom Decker, who was shot and killed on the job last week, behind the bar likely near where he was shot and killed in Cold Spring, Minn., on Tuesday, December 4, 2012. The bar is at right.
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Suspect in Cold Spring officer's slaying released
Article By: LARRY OAKES and ABBY SIMONS , Star Tribune staff writers Publish December 5, 2012 2:00 AM / Update December 5, 2012 9:43 AMRyan Michael Larson was released from jail on the eve of officer Tom Decker's funeral.
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Timeline of officer's shooting
Publish December 5, 2012 2:00 AM / Update December 5, 2012 6:26 AM"OFFICER DOWN!"
Austin Dockendorf held a candle at the end of a candlelight vigil in h...
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A community vigil honors slain officer
Publish December 4, 2012 2:00 AM / Update December 3, 2012 9:35 PMProsecutors asked for and received an extra day to prepare their charges against the suspect. They are still looking for the weapon.
Ryan Larson, 34,
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Cold Spring after officer's killing: 'We need to know, why did it happen?'
Article By: JOY POWELL , Star Tribune Publish December 3, 2012 2:00 AM / Update December 2, 2012 10:18 PMAs family and friends gather at the dairy farm where officer Tom Decker grew up, townspeople question what set off the violence that led to his slaying.
A banner in support of the police department made by students and staf...
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Shotgun used to kill Cold Spring cop still sought
Article By: NICOLE NORFLEET , Star Tribune Publish December 2, 2012 2:00 AM / Update December 1, 2012 10:22 PMAuthorities said a 20-gauge shotgun was used to kill officer Tom Decker.
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Memorial funds for Tom Decker's family
Publish December 1, 2012 2:00 AM / Update November 30, 2012 9:03 PMMEMORIAL FUNDS FOR FAMILY
Stearns County Sheriff John Sanner and Cold Spring Police Chief Phil Jones talked about the shooting and the loss of officer Tom Decker during a morning press conference.
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'We lost a brother today,' Cold Spring chief says
Article By: CURT BROWN , Star Tribune Publish December 1, 2012 2:00 AM / Update November 30, 2012 8:48 PMSlain Cold Spring police officer Tom Decker was remembered as a fun-loving farm boy from down the road who brought eggs to the station.
With close family friend Tom Johnson by her side Rosella Decker talked...
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Late-night suicide call sent Cold Spring officer into ambush
Article By: LARRY OAKES and CURT BROWN , Star Tribune staff writers Publish December 1, 2012 2:00 AM / Update December 1, 2012 1:58 PMRyan M. Larson has been accused of shooting Cold Spring officer Tom Decker late Thursday. "He liked guns, but he's very cautious with them," one friend of Larson's said.
Ryan Michael Larson
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Officer shot, killed in Cold Spring; suspect in custody
Article By: MARY LYNN SMITH , Star Tribune Publish November 30, 2012 2:00 AM / Update November 30, 2012 8:07 AMA Cold Spring police officer was fatally shot late Thursday when he was trying to do a routine welfare check at an apartment near a Main Street bar, Stearns County authorities said Friday morning.
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