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Morning. and it was six miles approximate north of where the homicide occurred. and dave moffitt resided approximately 28 miles southeast of where the homicide occurred. >> wow. well, that would be a red flag thats for sure. >> that was. through a further investigation, we learned that he had actually had an accident. >> so they pulled the accident report and read about those two cops and their strange encounters just off highway 141 starting at 4:00 that morning. a place which, by all rights, c...

Encounters just off highway 141 starting at 4:00 that morning. a place which, by all rights, cory rose, cop number one, should never have been that particular morning but life happens to everybody, and early on the 8th of may 2014, officer rose was adjusting. >> as i was traveling back from the hospital in des moines my fiancées grandma was ill in the hospital >> reporter: still in his own clothes, not in uniform yet, he was on his way to a 5:00 a.m patrol shift in the town of boone, 25 miles o...

141 starting at 4:00 that morning. a place which, by all rights, cory rose, cop number one, should never have been that particular morning. but life happens to everybody, and early on the 8th of may 2014, officer rose was adjusting. >> as i was traveling back from the hospital in des moines. my fiancées grandma was ill in the hospital. >> reporter: still in his own clothes, not in uniform yet, he was on his way to a 5:00 a.m. patrol shift in the town of boone, 25 miles or so up the road where o...

Greater concerns about possibly being harmed or killed in an ambush situation. >> so what is the conversation that is likely to be had in the briefing rooms as the officers and communities across this country go out to protect and serve now? what does the sergeant say to the patrol officers going out on the beat? >> well, he says absolutely, be as historical as you can possibly be. swivel around 360, and have eyes in the back of your head in case somebody ambushes you. there will be a lot of con...

He was a respected police officer here on the patrol shift. he worked a late shift, the swing shift overnight, and for all intents and purposes as far as the investigation so far, this he dont know that hes done anything else wrong. so its been a bitter pill i think for the police department to swallow that one of their own has been taken off duty and is in jail now. >> because he has had a stellar record and as you pointed out by all the reporting, hes never broken the law, mooity that help in ...