TWIST OF FATE
Man who spent 34 years as Chicago police officer fatally shot in Arkansas
By Bill Bowden
This article was published December 15, 2017 at 4:30 a.m.
Photo by Special to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/GEORGE MOCODEANU Chester Hornowski, pictured while serving on the Chicago Police Department in 1998, was fatally shot Dec. 5 at a Baxter County boardinghouse.
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Chester Hornowski's friends can't believe that he survived 34 years as a Chicago police officer only to be gunned down in retirement at his Baxter County boardinghouse.
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Print Headline: Pals see irony in retiree's demise; Ex-Chicago cop slain in the sticks
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BEARTRAP919 says... December 15, 2017 at 11:28 a.m.
Things like this will continue to happen, It is to be expected after all of the Crazy Houses were Shut down to save Money. Many Good Services have been and many more will be shut down in order to find Funds to give to the Politicians in the form of Raises or Bonuses. It is happening now and will continue,
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HarleyOwner says... December 15, 2017 at 12:23 p.m.
Really tragic. However, as a retired Police Officer, he should have known to let the authorities handle the loud noise complaint.
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