by The Associated Press
Thousands of police officers, family and loved ones were among the mourners who gathered at the funeral Wednesday of a BART officer who was shot and killed by a fellow officer. As bagpipes hummed, scores of officers from as far away as Massachusetts saluted and shed tears as the U.S. flag-draped casket of BART police Sgt. Tom Smith arrived before services at the Neighborhood Church of Castro Valley.…[ Read more ]