Community support for Sgt. Greg Moore
There has been an outpouring of grief and appreciation for Coeur d’Alene police Sgt. Greg Moore, who died from a gunshot wound in the community.
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The Coeur d’Alene Resort lowered is flag to half-staff in honor of slain Coeur d’Alene police Sgt. Greg Moore on Friday, May 8, 2015.
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Friday, May 8, 2015
Local businesses are showing support for Sgt. Greg Moore such as Shenanigan’s Toy Emporium by displaying his badge number K27 in Coeur d’Alene on Friday, May 8, 2015.
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The cheerleading squad from Lake City High School painted the windows at The Beacon Pub this week in support of slain Coeur d’Alene police Sgt. Greg Moore. He was a former school resource officer at LCHS.
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Spokane police officers take the lead in a procession of law enforcement vehicles leaving Holy Family Hospital to escort the body of slain Coeur d’Alene police Sgt. Greg Moore back to Idaho, May 7,2015.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015
Herman Brown, 64, of Spokane, bows his head in respect as a procession of law enforcement vehicles accompanies the body of slain Coeur d’Alene police Sgt. Greg Moore from Holy Family Hospital to Idaho, May 7, 2015. Says a tearful Brown of the officer’s death: “It’s senseless, it’s for nothing.” Brown lowered his flag and purchased a blue outdoors light to honor Moore.
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A motorcade of police vehicles leaves Spokane and heads toward Coeur d’Alene escorting the body of Sgt. Greg Moore, Thursday, May 7, 2015. The Coeur d’Alene police officer’s remains were being returned to Idaho for Saturday’s funeral following an autopsy.
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Sarah Shabaan brought a flag and her two sons, ages 2 and 4, to watch the motorcade bearing the body of Sgt. Greg Moore of the Coeur d’Alene Police Department pass under the pedestrian overpass near Regal St. Thursday, May 7, 2015. With a husband in the military and a brother-in-law as police officer, “This is pretty close to home,” she said.
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A crowd gathers on the Idaho Street overpass to watch the motorcade of police vehicles as it heads toward Coeur d’Alene escorting the body of Sgt. Greg Moore, Thursday, May 7, 2015.
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Kootenai County firefighter Ian Deland places his hand over his heart as the motorcade of police vehicles escorting the body of Sgt. Greg Moore drove under the Idaho Street overpass in Post Falls on Thursday, May 7, 2015.
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A motorcade of police vehicles passes under the Idaho Street overpass in Post Falls escorting the body of Sgt. Greg Moore, Thursday, May 7, 2015.
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Post Falls resident Amanda Pecor wipes away a tear after watching the motorcade of police vehicles escorting the body of Sgt. Greg Moore, Thursday, May 7, 2015, from the Idaho Street overpass in Post Falls.
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Sgt. Greg Moore began his law enforcement career as a deputy sheriff in Washington’s Asotin County in 1997. He joined the Coeur d’Alene police force in April 1999 and quickly ascended to leadership positions as a police reserve officer coordinator, a field training officer and a school resource officer. In 2012, he was promoted to sergeant.
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Daybreak Coffee stand in Coeur d’Alene, donated all of the proceeds on Wednesday, May 6, 2015, to the Moore family. Cars lined up all day long.
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Sgt. Greg Moore also was an instructor in arrest techniques and communications, and was a member of the hostage negotiation team. In 2007, he was named Kootenai County Top Cop by the county’s Substance Abuse Council for his efforts in driving-under-the-influence enforcement. Moore was awarded the Police Star for bravery and professionalism earlier this year.
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“Now his poor kids are going to grow up without him,” said Lisa Morley, of Coeur d’Alene, on Wedneday, May 6, 2015, as she placed flowers near the sight where Coeur d’Alene police Sgt. Greg Moore was shot on Tuesday morning.
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Deputy Craig Chamberlin, of the Spokane Valley Police Department, shrouds his badge in a mourning band, May 6, 2015, in honor of slain Coeur d’Alene police Sgt. Greg Moore.
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Police Chief Lee White said in a statement today, “We are humbled and overwhelmed by the kind response we have received from this community, and around the entire nation."
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Community members marched for Sgt. Greg Moore during a gathering at McEuen Park in Coeur d’Alene in honor of the fallen police officer on Wednesday, May 6, 2015.
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Prayers were said for Sgt. Greg Moore during a gathering at McEuen Park in Coeur d’Alene in honor of the fallen police officer on Wednesday, May 6, 2015.
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Nine-year-old Alissa Manuel, of Newman Lake, drew a picture for Sgt. Greg Moore during a gathering at McEuen Park in Coeur d’Alene in honor of the fallen police officer on Wednesday, May 6, 2015.
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Police Sgt. Christie Wood of the Coeur d’Alene Police Department and Stu Miller of the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office answered questions following a police involved shooting on Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Coeur d’Alene police Sgt. Greg Moore was shot once around 1:30 a.m. after checking on a suspicious individual in the 2800 block of West Wilbur in Coeur d’Alene.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2015
A member of the Veterans Guard rode through Coeur d’Alene after a gathering at McEuen Park to honor fallen police Sgt. Greg Moore on Wednesday, May 6, 2015.
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Flowers were placed in the 2800 block of West Wilbur Avenue in Coeur d’Alene on Tuesday, May 5, 2015.
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Maya Averill, 9, attends a candlelight vigil for Sgt. Greg Moore, a 16-year veteran of the Coeur d’Alene Police Department who was shot after checking on a suspicious person in a neighborhood, Tuesday, May 5, 2015, in northwest Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
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Flowers and notes continued to multiply on the 2800 block of West Wilbur Avenue in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
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Folks held The Thin Blue Line banner during the candlelight vigil on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, for Sgt. Greg Moore. The Thin Blue Line is a symbol used by law enforcement to commemorate fallen officers and to symbolize the relationship of the police in the community as the protectors of the citizenry from the criminal element.
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“He was my friend,” Sunshine Smith said to her son Stuart Cornelsen, 4, as they visited the site on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 where Coeur d’Alene police Sgt. Greg Moore was shot on Tuesday morning. She was a student at Lakes Middle School when Sgt. Moore was resource officer there.
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The funeral for Sgt. Greg Moore, the Coeur d’Alene police officer killed in the line of duty Tuesday, will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Lake City High School, 6101 N. Ramsey Road, in Coeur d’Alene.
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