Oh Bucky….
Good lord. What the hell is up with this guy and why can’t we catch him?
2 troopers shot in Bucky search
Two state troopers trying to serve a search warrant were shot Thursday evening in Chautauqua County, where the search for escaped convict Ralph “Bucky” Phillips has been centered.
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Shortly after the shootings, state police converged on a Bachelor Hill Road residence in Chautauqua County, some 40 miles southwest of Buffalo, in connection with the search for Phillips, who has been on the run since escaping from the Erie County Correctional Facility in April.
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Since his escape, Phillips has woven his way around Western New York, evading police and helping himself to food, clothes and guns in unattended homes and hunting cabins, leaving a telltale trail of stolen vehicles along the way.
Most recently, Phillips was suspected of stealing 41 guns from a Chautauqua County gun shop last weekend and a nearby car, state police said.
He seems to be leaving quite the trail of evidence and misdeeds, but clearly none sufficient to nail the guy….or at least none sufficient for New York State law enforcement….
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Hey, Buffalo Girl!
I figured we upstate New Yorkers have to stick together so I came round to see the blog! Cool!
The NYT had a pretty good story on “Bucky” today. Seems the State Police were so intent on finding “Bucky” that when he found out they had arrested his girlfriend and their daughter for harboring a fugitive (causing his grandkids to get scooped by DSS), Bucky went back to her house and waited on these two troopers and then shot them.
This has been way out of control for too long. I have worked with State Police, and I have cross examined State Police (I’m a criminal defense lawyer). They are a unique breed of law enforcement in NY. VERY proud. There was an evidence tampering scandal in the State Police, and they took it very hard.
Bucky is going to end up dead. You don’t shoot three state troopers and live to tell about it.
yeah, it really seems like that’s how it’s going to end. I hope this all comes to a conclusion soon…..very dangerous man. What I can’t figure out is why so many people seem to be willing to help this guy, relatives or not…