48 New Hampshire law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty. And it says the area is a place where doors are left unlocked and car thefts are so rare that they make the front page -- ''and the culprits always get caught. "I love the woods," he said. Get out!' So, from that 6-year-old, I've had that love of the woods and love of animals, and I want to pass that along, too." LT. SAUNDERS: THE FIRST ROUND CAME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. So it's kind of stuck with me." I’M STILL GOING TO BE OUT THERE EXPERIENCING THAT.
''But she was not fast enough to save herself. Conservation Officers prosecute all of their own cases involving offenders of wildlife law. Some in Colebrook speculated that he had set the fire to distract the authorities.A reporter for The News and Sentinel, Claire Knapper, told The Associated Press that the violence had begun with a robbery attempt at the supermarket, LaPerle's IGA. ''TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers.Rampage in New Hampshire Kills 4 Before Gunman Dies DREGA WAS LATER KILLED BY POLICE. Drega was later killed by police. A fixture of New Hampshire wildlife protection who survived one of the state's darkest chapters is retiring after more than two decades with the Fish and Game Department.Lt. "I love the woods," he said.
Heavily armed officers from the Vermont and New Hampshire state police and from the Vermont fish and game agency followed him, and shortly after 7 P.M., he died in a shootout on the Vermont side of the Connecticut River.A United States Border Patrol agent and two New Hampshire state troopers were also wounded in the chase.
In 1997, something happened that forever linked Saunders to one of the state's greatest tragedies. So, from that 6-year-old, I've had that love of the woods and love of animals, and I want to pass that along, too. "I went under a railroad trestle, and he had set up an ambush, so he started shooting at me," Saunders said. After college, Saunders worked for the National Park Service, but he came home when he got the job with Fish and Game. Colebrook residents described Mr. Drega as militantly anti-government.Armed with a semiautomatic weapon, Mr. Drega shot a state trooper at the supermarket, the authorities said, then killed a highway inspector in a nearby field and set off in a stolen police cruiser to the office of the local newspaper, The News and Sentinel.The newspaper shared its building with Vickie Bunnel, a lawyer, associate judge and selectman who had angered Mr. Drega with a property tax ruling several years ago. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of North Woods Law with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at TVGuide.com LT. SAUNDERS: AND I’M LIKE "WHO WAS THAT?" 9 Loves: Popular Fish & Game lieutenant retiring BUT I ALWAYS CALLED HIM "THE COWBOY IN THE WOODS," BECAUSE HE HAD THE STETSON ON, AND SO I TOLD MY DAD I WANTED TO BE THE COWBOY IN THE WOOD SO IT’S KIND OF STUCK WITH ME. The first two victims were identified as Scott Phillips, a state trooper, and Leslie Lord, a highway inspector.Until today's incident, The News and Sentinel had been known mainly as New Hampshire's northernmost newspaper.Its World Wide Web site describes the population it serves, a mix of French- and English-speaking rural residents, as ''fiercely independent, resourceful people.'' Saunders was in his sights. Wayne Saunders said he has seen a lot during his years of service, but he will forever be remembered for coming face-to-face with a killer. When a senior editor at the paper, Dennis Joos, tried to tackle Mr. Drega and pin him against a car, he was killed as well.Mr. Drega fled in the police car, which had its windows blown out, driving into Vermont, the authorities said.
''She ran into our offices. "And I'm like, 'Who was that?'" But Saunders said there have been far more good days than bad spent protecting the natural resources he loves with people who share the same passion. "I'm still going to be out there experiencing that. "You know, it's kind of slow motion, surreal, but it hit me in the badge." The Border Patrol agent and one of the troopers were hospitalized, but their conditions were not immediately available. No matter what your state calls them there jobs are all basically the same, to protect our wildlife by enforcing game … "I went under a railroad trestle, and he had set up an ambush, so he started shooting at me," Saunders said. Saunders said. WEBVTT ANDY: HE’S SPENT ALMOST HIS ENTIRE CAREER PROTECTING THE STATE’S NATURAL BEAUTY AND H LIVED TO TELL A STORY THAT VERY FEW CAN SHARE. Saunders said his badge saved his life, and it now hangs at Fish and Game headquarters. THAT BADGE SAVED SAUNDERS’ LIFE AND HANGS AT FISH AND GAME HEADQUARTERS. Saunders said. But Saunders said there have been far more good days than bad spent protecting the natural resources he loves with people who share the same passion. Live Now BUT LIEUTENANT SAUNDERS SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN FAR MORE GOOD DAYS THAN BAD, PROTECTING THE NATURAL RESOURCES HE LOVES WITH PEOPLE THAT SHARE THE SAME PASSIO SAUNDERS SAYS DESPITE ALL OF THE THINGS HE’S WITNESSED IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, HE FEELS IT’S TIME TO STEP DOW LT. SAUNDERS: I LOVE THE WOODS. Saunders, who is retiring Thursday, said he knew he wanted to work for Fish and Game after he met a game warden while hunting grouse with his father when he was 6. Ms. Bunnel had feared Mr. Drega so much since then that she had carried a handgun and kept her dog with her at the office, acquaintances said. ''Vickie's office has huge windows that overlook the town park,'' and she saw Mr. Drega coming, said Charlie Jordan, a reporter at The News and Sentinel and a friend of Ms. Bunnel. ANDY: THAT ROUND WENT THROUGH HIS BADGE, IN SAUNDERS’ ARM, AND OUT HIS SHOULDER.
"He said, 'That's the game warden.' Witnesses said that even though she and others had run out the back door, Mr. Drega had shot her in the back from about 30 feet away.
After college, Saunders worked for the National Park Service, but he came home when he got the job with Fish and Game.