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Senior Trooper Charles Mark Cosslett
Virginia State
Police, VA
End of Watch:
Oct. 23, 2002
Age:
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Cause of Death:
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Trooper
Cosslett, 40, was killed in a motorcycle accident on I-95 near
Backlick Road south of I-495 in the Springfield area of Fairfax
County. Trooper Cosslett was responding to a sniper-related
shooting call at 1735 hours and driving on the right shoulder
around rush hour traffic when a tow-truck veered onto the
shoulder from the right lane. The motorcycle struck the
tow-truck, killing Trooper Cosslett instantly.
Trooper Cosslett was scheduled to be off the day he was killed
but reported to work to help other officers search for a sniper
who had killed ten people and wounded another three in the
Washington metro area. The shooting call he was responding to
turned out to be unfounded. The two suspects in the sniper case
were arrested at 0300 hours the next morning near Frederick,
Maryland.
Trooper Cosslett was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had been
with the Virginia State Police for 16 years and is survived by
his wife, 3-year-old son, and 2-year-old daughter.
Agency Information:
Walk tall, walk tall and protect us from above with honor and dignity.
May you lead the charge for
citizens right in heaven as you did here on earth
Darrell Thompson
Privet Security Officer St. Clair Co. MI,
Community College Campus Patrol #14
darrell@policespecial.com
www.sc4.edu
Rest in peace, and
may God allow him
to keep watch over us on earth while he patrols his beat
in heaven.
Our prayers go out
to the Officer and his Department and family.
May they all find peace in their hearts soon.
From all the Staff at Police
Special Inc.
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