On March 8, 2026, a traffic stop became the final assignment of Corporal Timothy J. O'Connor, Jr. He was 40 years old. More than 15 years after beginning his service with the Pennsylvania State Police, he was shot and killed while investigating a complaint about an erratic driver. The loss is measured not only in an end-of-watch record, but in the sudden absence of a person who had spent years answering the call of duty. At approximately 8:24 p.m. in West Caln Township, near Michael Road and Route 10, Corporal O'Connor approached a vehicle during that investigation. The driver fired from inside. In that instant,…

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