The father of a Carrollton police officer killed in the line of duty says his son accepted the dangers and risks that came with the job.
Residents of Carrollton are showing their respect and appreciation for Nothem at a memorial outside the police department. "A knock at the door at 4 a.m. and two cops at the door, that's never going to be good, is it?" Steven Nothem said about the worst moment of his life.
It was Wednesday morning when he was notified at his home in Wisconsin that his son Steve died when his patrol car was struck from behind during a traffic stop in Carrollton. Nothem says his son chose a life of service that came with risks."That's the kind of guy he was, I did not want him to join the Marines because Iraq had just fired up and it was dangerous...but he said he wanted to matter in this world and do some good," he said.
"He was the father of four, and to me that's really important that he was a family man and he was a good police officer," Guerrero said."He told me a couple of times that some of his time in law-enforcement was worse than what he saw in Iraq on some occasions," Nothem said."He said that he probably wouldn't retire as a cop because it was so dangerous out there.""Parents in Texas need to hug their children regardless of their age," he said.
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