Show 0NABLOODY AFTERNOON year ago New Hampshire State Trooper Charles M West risked hi life attempting to rescue two officers wounded by a crazed gunman who’d killed two other officers and two dvifiam Only boon ewfioiWbst then joined a bolder patrol agent in assauk-in- g the hill where the gunman was firing fitxn behind a tree and idiot turn dead For these actions State Trooper West 40 has been selected Police Officer of theYearbythehnemarional Asaodatinn of Chiefs of Police and PARADE mag- azine West and 10 other officers from across die country who have won honorable mention will be recognized on Tuesday in Salt Lake City at the annual convention of the police association S The murderous day began at 2 pm on Aug 19 1997 when State Trooper Scott Phillips stopped Cari Drega for a mbw vehicle dotation: nearasupennaricetoo the outskirts of Colebrook NH about 10 miles : south of the Canadian border In his 60s the bearded Drega weighed 240 pounds and stood 6 feet 3 He was a known troublemaker whod had runsrins with the authorities over property vio- lations and heliked to nurse a grudge u&i Dregs got out of his pickup as Phillips approached and fired several times with a higlFpoweredAR- - office in die huRding rifle badly wounding the officer When State Trooper Les Lard drove up ing order against Drega after he fired of TWAWrinad 13 to assist Phillips Drega killed him Then shotatalheaivassheaoopmpantadaA Drega walked over shot Phillips dead tax assessor to his home Now asBun- with a pistci and took Mis police arisen neO saw Drega get out of foe prttri J At ttonmment Trooper West was TOlwilharifk die warned eveqone and fled miles to the south on a narcotics assign- - out the back Bui Dkega metW then killed her with a shot m foe tact meat Hearing of the incident he imme-an- d - DeanbJ6oaAe diately sped northMeanwhile Dregapaper's cdndbar- -' went looking for Vickie Bnhnell an ahead ibcrtre red 40 pounds Igbirx or £ rtbalf |