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15-year-old Robert Jobe appeared in juvenile court to answer charges he fired the fatal shot that killed a Toledo vice detective. He's now charged with aggravated murder with a gun specification.
In only twelve hours, Toledoans raised thousands of dollars for Detective Dressel's family the day after he was killed. Tuesday morning, Police Chief Mike Navarre accepted the check from the local radio station that organized it all.
News 11's Colleen Wells spoke with firefighters, police officers and their children -- all of whom showed up for Detective Dressel's funeral procession on Monday.
Monday was a day when attention was centered on the funeral services for Detective Keith Dressel, a Toledo vice detective who was killed in the line of duty. But just hours after he was buried, people in north Toledo were talking about the need to build trust and make their neighborhood safer.
Detective Keith Dressel's shooting death last week is affecting people in many different ways. For some, it's awakening a new-found courage.
Imagine spending close to a half hour at a time, standing at attention, not allowing emotion to show through, knowing someone close to you died in the line of duty and is about to be laid to rest. That's the difficult challenge facing the Toledo Police Honor Guard unit over the next three days.
Preparations continue for the funeral of a fallen hero -- Toledo Police Detective Keith Dressel. Two days after he was shot and killed in the line of duty, police in Ohio and Michigan are working together to pay their final respects.
For the first time since vice Detective Keith Dressel was killed in the line of duty on Wednesday, his family has expressed their thanks for the support that they have received. Danielle Dressel, Keith's wife, and Mike Dressel, Keith's father, both spoke at a news conference Friday morning with Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner. Click here for the story and streaming video of their comments.
Doesn't seem right, but it looks like all you need is the right amount of cash to get a gun -- illegally -- in Toledo. Robert Jobe, 15, allegedly used one to kill Officer Keith Dressel. News 11's Dick Berry took a trip to the TPD guns room on Friday -- and got an eyeful.
Police have 19-year-old Sherman Powell and 15-year-old Robert Jobe in custody for the shooting death of a Toledo Police vice detective. Detective Keith Dressel was shot in the 1400th block of Ontario, near Bush, in north Toledo on Wednesday morning. He died a short time later in a Toledo hospital. Click here for the complete story, streaming video, and WTOL's Forums where you can leave a memorial message.
