14 AMERICAN POLICE BEAT: JUNE 2017 I n the old days, police sketches p r e t t y m u ch looked like the famous Una- bomber wanted poster. But Philadelphia Police Department fo- rensic graphic artist Officer Jonny Castro is an actual artist, con- sidering his impressive and heart-wrenching memorial portrait of Robert Godwin, Sr. Robert Godwin, Sr. was the man that Steve Stephens, known as the Facebook killer, gunned down while broadcast- ing the homicide on Facebook Live. The Philadelphia PD police posted the por- trait of Godwin, Sr. on its Facebook page and said they are sharing it to spread an extremely important message. “YOU – the public – are the best weapon we have in the fight against crime. Sure, that’s a cliche – but some cliches become cliches for a reason. “FACT: Mr. God- win’s killer is no longer a threat because a citi- zen picked up a phone and called police. “Every day in this country, individuals like Mr. Godwin are senselessly killed by cowards whose names aren’t worth the key- strokes necessary to type them into posts like this one. Far too of- ten, it is the names and faces of those criminals – not their victims – that are remembered as we see them plastered all over the media.” A Philadelphia P.D. spokesman said Officer Castro and other offi- cers have put together funds so they can give copies of the portrait to Godwin, Sr.’s children and grandchildren. Forensic graphic artist honors murder victim W henaGermanpro- fessional soccer team was attacked on their bus with IEDs that seriously injured one of the players and a police officer, most people just assumed it was an act of terrorism. It’s that quick rush to judgment based on fear and emotion that can be a prob- lem. Prosecutors now say the attack wasn’t ideological or political. It was about money. German authorities have since arrested a German- Russian on suspicion of car- rying out the attack on the Borussia Dortmund team bus last spring. The Dortmund team bus was hit with three IEDs after it left a hotel to trav- el to the Westfalenstadion for the Champions League quarter-final first leg against Monaco. Investigators found a letter close to the crime scene that appeared to claim responsi- bility in the name of Islamist extremists. But investigators smelled something fishy. Police con- firmed that a man known only as Sergej W was ar- rested in connection with the bus bombing. But instead of terrorism, this appears to be a very elaborate “pump and dump” type deal. German prosecutors ac- cused the man of carrying out the attacks in order to gain financially after he bought a large number of put options for shares of the team he attacked – Borussia Dortmund. “A significant share price drop could have been ex- pected if a player had been seriously injured or even killed as a result of the at- tack,” prosecutors said. That drop in stock value would have allowed the suspect to make a killing on his shares. Prosecutors also say that the suspect had booked a room in the same hotel as the team, and placed three explosives that were packed with shrapnel along the route that the bus would take to Dortmund’s home stadium. “The explosive devices were detonated at the opti- mum time,” prosecutors told the Independent. One of the players for Borrusia Dortmund is 18- year-old Christian Pusilic. He was not injured in the attack. Bombing was about money One of the Borussia Dortmund players that was on the bus is Christian Pusilic – hands down the best American soccer player in the world right now. Thankfully he was uninjured in the attack. Grief is in two parts. The first is loss. The second is the remaking of life. – Anne Roiphe (801) 475-6000 www.symbolarts.com customerservice@symbolarts.com Contact us today to get started on your custom products BADGES PATCHES MEDALS THE LEADER IN PUBLIC SAFETY INSIGNIA FOR OVER 30 YEARS COINS APPAREL PINS