Goodbye Trooper Tony

Tony Radulescu immigrated from Romania as a teen, became a US citizen, enlisted in the US Army and served as a Washington State Patrol trooper for 16 years. He was a Christian. I did not know him, but the community in South Kitsap who did, adored him. He did his job professionally and had a charming personality who some said made you glad you were stopped by him! Trooper Tony was gunned down last week while pulling over a vehicle on Highway 16 just past Gorst late at night.

Today is the memorial service at the Showare Center in Kent. A memorial procession started in Silverdale, wound it's way through Port Orchard and on to Kent. I went to the Eldorado Hills overpass over Highway 3 to watch the procession. There were about 400 law enforcement vehicles. The first one was the VIP vehicle with the trooper's family onboard.

God bless Tony, you will be missed!

Trooper Tony

 The local fire department was out.

The procession of about 400 vehicles.

The individual that gunned down Trooper Tony was a young ex-con who was part of the methamphetamine subculture. He fled the scene and received help from some of his friends before killing himself in a South Kitsap mobile home. By Monday, six people were arrested for assisting the killer. They transported the killer around to try to find a place for him to hide and attempted to arrange transportation out of the area. Everyone of them had records or involvement with methamphetamine use, trade or manufacturer. It seems inconceivable that people would provide assistance to someone that would commit such a heinous act.