Virginia Police Officer Dies After Being Dragged During Traffic Stop; Two Arrested

The Newport News Police Chief is remembering fallen officer Katie Thyne as a "true hero."

JANUARY 23RD 2020 END OF WATCHJANUARY 23RD 2020 END OF WATCHFORFOROFFICER KATIE THYNE - 1957 45OFFICER KATIE THYNE - 1957 45ASASWE GO FORWARD THE DAYS WILL BEWE GO FORWARD THE DAYS WILL BECHALLENGING CRYINGCHALLENGING CRYINGCHALLENGING CRYING1957 56 ITS OK TO CRY I HOPE -1957 56 ITS OK TO CRY I HOPE -1957 56 ITS OK TO CRY I HOPE -FIGHTING BACK TEARS - A RAWFIGHTING BACK TEARS - A RAWFIGHTING BACK TEARS - A RAWUNFILTERED CHIEF STEVE DREW --UNFILTERED CHIEF STEVE DREW --UNFILTERED CHIEF STEVE DREW --REMEMBERS A 24 YEAR OLD FULL OFUNFILTERED CHIEF STEVE DREW --REMEMBERS A 24 YEAR OLD FULL OFLIFE AND SPIRIT- CRYING SHOTREMEMBERS A 24 YEAR OLD FULL OFLIFE AND SPIRIT- CRYING SHOTREMEMBERS A 24 YEAR OLD FULL OFLIFE AND SPIRIT- CRYING SHOT-1956 40LIFE AND SPIRIT- CRYING SHOT-1956 40-1956 40TISSUES 1952 00 IF YOU EVER METTISSUES 1952 00 IF YOU EVER METHER EVER SAW HER ALL SHE DIDHER EVER SAW HER ALL SHE DIDHER EVER SAW HER ALL SHE DIDWAS SMILE YOU WOULD START TOWAS SMILE YOU WOULD START TOWAS SMILE YOU WOULD START TOLAUGH AT HER SHE WAS ALWAYSWAS SMILE YOU WOULD START TOLAUGH AT HER SHE WAS ALWAYSSMILING A BRIGHT SHINING LIGHTLAUGH AT HER SHE WAS ALWAYSSMILING A BRIGHT SHINING LIGHTLAUGH AT HER SHE WAS ALWAYSSMILING A BRIGHT SHINING LIGHTWHOSMILING A BRIGHT SHINING LIGHTWHOWHOWAS SWORN IN (JUST LAST JUNE --,WAS SWORN IN (JUST LAST JUNE --,NAT POP - "GRAD VIDEO KATHERINENAT POP - "GRAD VIDEO KATHERINETHYNE" SHE PROUDLY WORE HERTHYNE" SHE PROUDLY WORE HERBADGE UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT --BADGE UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT --WHEN SHE WAS KILLED IN THE LINEWHEN SHE WAS KILLED IN THE LINEOF DUTY WHILE MAKING A TRAFFICOF DUTY WHILE MAKING A TRAFFICOF DUTY WHILE MAKING A TRAFFICSTOP -- 1951 30 SHE WANTED TOOF DUTY WHILE MAKING A TRAFFICSTOP -- 1951 30 SHE WANTED TOBE INSTOP -- 1951 30 SHE WANTED TOBE INBE INBE INLAW ENF AND SHE WANTED TO DO ITLAW ENF AND SHE WANTED TO DO ITININTHIS CITY REPORTS OF DRUGSTHIS CITY REPORTS OF DRUGSTHIS CITY REPORTS OF DRUGSNEARNEARMONITOR MERRIMAC OVERLOOK PARKMONITOR MERRIMAC OVERLOOK PARKPROMPTED TWOPROMPTED TWOOFFICERS TO RESPOND THYNE BEINGOFFICERS TO RESPOND THYNE BEINGONE -- THE OFFICERSONE -- THE OFFICERSONE -- THE OFFICERSAPPROACHED THE DRIVER ...WITHINONE -- THE OFFICERSAPPROACHED THE DRIVER ...WITHINAAPPROACHED THE DRIVER ...WITHINAASPLIT SECOND--TRAGEDY- -AS THESPLIT SECOND--TRAGEDY- -AS THEDRIVER HIT THE GAS-- 1947 32DRIVER HIT THE GAS-- 1947 32SHE WAS DRUG OUTSIDE THE VEHICLESHE WAS DRUG OUTSIDE THE VEHICLEFOR ABOUT A BLOCK THEFOR ABOUT A BLOCK THEVEHICLE CAME TO REST AS ITVEHICLE CAME TO REST AS ITSMASHED INTO A TREE WHERE SHESMASHED INTO A TREE WHERE SHEPINNED BETWEEN TEH DOOR AND TREEPINNED BETWEEN TEH DOOR AND TREETHE DRIVER - VERNON GREENTHE DRIVER - VERNON GREENTHE SECOND, AND THE PASSENGERTHE SECOND, AND THE PASSENGERIVEY RUNNELS WERE ARRESTED .IVEY RUNNELS WERE ARRESTED .GREEN FACES FELONY HOMICIDEGREEN FACES FELONY HOMICIDECHARGES AMONG OTHERS - 19450 10GREEN FACES FELONY HOMICIDECHARGES AMONG OTHERS - 19450 10ICHARGES AMONG OTHERS - 19450 10IITALKED TO THE HOSPITAL STAFF ANDTALKED TO THE HOSPITAL STAFF ANDSURGON THEY DID EVERYTHINGSURGON THEY DID EVERYTHINGTHEY POSSIBLY COULD KEEP PAUSE ATHEY POSSIBLY COULD KEEP PAUSE AMOTHER OF 2,THEY POSSIBLY COULD KEEP PAUSE AMOTHER OF 2,WITH A PROMISING FUTURE --MOTHER OF 2,WITH A PROMISING FUTURE --MOTHER OF 2,WITH A PROMISING FUTURE --HAILEDWITH A PROMISING FUTURE --HAILEDWITH A PROMISING FUTURE --HAILEDTODAY AS A HERO.HAILEDTODAY AS A HERO.TODAY AS A HERO.1952 38 SHE IS AND1952 38 SHE IS ANDWILL ALWYAS BE A VALUED MEMEBRWILL ALWYAS BE A VALUED MEMEBROF THIS POLICE DEPT AWILL ALWYAS BE A VALUED MEMEBROF THIS POLICE DEPT ADEPARTMENT IN NOW IN MOURNING --OF THIS POLICE DEPT ADEPARTMENT IN NOW IN MOURNING --OF THIS POLICE DEPT ADEPARTMENT IN NOW IN MOURNING --1953 26 THERS IS A LOT OFDEPARTMENT IN NOW IN MOURNING --1953 26 THERS IS A LOT OFDEPARTMENT IN NOW IN MOURNING --1953 26 THERS IS A LOT OFHEALING THAT HAS TO TAKE PLACE1953 26 THERS IS A LOT OFHEALING THAT HAS TO TAKE PLACE1953 26 THERS IS A LOT OFHEALING THAT HAS TO TAKE PLACENO TIME FRAME FOR THAT THYNEHEALING THAT HAS TO TAKE PLACENO TIME FRAME FOR THAT THYNEHEALING THAT HAS TO TAKE PLACENO TIME FRAME FOR THAT THYNEIS FIRST FEMALE FALLEN OFFICERNO TIME FRAME FOR THAT THYNEIS FIRST FEMALE FALLEN OFFICERIS FIRST FEMALE FALLEN OFFICERIS FIRST FEMALE FALLEN OFFICERFOR THE DEPARTMENT -- HERFOR THE DEPARTMENT -- HERFOR THE DEPARTMENT -- HERPORTRAIT WILL NOT ONLY BE AFOR THE DEPARTMENT -- HERPORTRAIT WILL NOT ONLY BE APERMANANT FIXTURE ON THESE WALLSPORTRAIT WILL NOT ONLY BE APERMANANT FIXTURE ON THESE WALLSPORTRAIT WILL NOT ONLY BE APERMANANT FIXTURE ON THESE WALLS-- BUT FOREVER IN THE HEARTS ANDPERMANANT FIXTURE ON THESE WALLS-- BUT FOREVER IN THE HEARTS ANDPERMANANT FIXTURE ON THESE WALLS-- BUT FOREVER IN THE HEARTS ANDMINDS OF THE ENTIRE LAW-- BUT FOREVER IN THE HEARTS ANDMINDS OF THE ENTIRE LAW-- BUT FOREVER IN THE HEARTS ANDMINDS OF THE ENTIRE LAWENFORMCEMNET COMMUNITY - 1958MINDS OF THE ENTIRE LAWENFORMCEMNET COMMUNITY - 1958MINDS OF THE ENTIRE LAWENFORMCEMNET COMMUNITY - 195800OFFICER THYNE IS OUR FAMILYENFORMCEMNET COMMUNITY - 195800OFFICER THYNE IS OUR FAMILYENFORMCEMNET COMMUNITY - 195800OFFICER THYNE IS OUR FAMILYAND ITS HOW SHE WILL BE TREATED00OFFICER THYNE IS OUR FAMILYAND ITS HOW SHE WILL BE TREATED00OFFICER THYNE IS OUR FAMILYAND ITS HOW SHE WILL BE TREATEDAND REMEMBERED /AND ITS HOW SHE WILL BE TREATEDAND REMEMBERED /AND REMEMBERED /