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This is an urban myth....

Sid skates at several rinks in and around Halifax (including his old rink at Cole Harbour). We used to catch him at St. Mary's VERY early in the morning and, by the time we got there, Sid had already been out on the ice for over an hour. He must get up at 4am!

I don't live in GR but I am there often (I am just south of there). I can testify that it is a great community. Not perfect but a good place to live and raise a family.

To paraphrase Mark Twain: The reports of the death of Grand Rapids are greatly exaggerated.

Now that's just wrong....

Were they all killed in the line of duty? Too sad. It was hard enough when PSO Zapata was killed in the line of duty here in Kalamazoo. The first ever of our officers to die in the line of duty and, hopefully the last. It tears the heart out of the entire community. I still cry every time I think...

Seeing the MMA vids all I can think of is Eric eating Wendy's boneless chicken wings and drinking Mountain Dew with no ice.....Wonderful job.

Thank you for posting this. As a former dispatcher, I can only imagine how the dispatcher on duty that night felt, experiencing the event that always brought panic and fear into our hearts....that of an unanswered call to one of our own. Yes, God Speed Eric Zapata, Badge number 11611. baker 22 is...