York, Pennsylvania – One of the deadliest days of this century, the three detectives killed this week are men whose humility, hard work and willingness to help others will be missed.
Detective – Mark BakerCody Becker and Isaiah Emenheiser – Commented by local law enforcement officers, it is a pillar of the North York County Regional Police Department, where they served in a total of nearly sixty years.
One prosecutor said they saved lives and did so again when they walked into the ambush when they searched for a 24-year-old man in the stalking case.
Dave Lash, head of the department, said the people “represent the best policing. They serve with professionalism, dedication and courage.”
All are fathers, leaving behind a wife, and eight children merged.
Becker, 39, had served in the department for 16 years and was a star athlete in football, baseball and wrestling when he returned to high school in his hometown of Spring Grove.
“Knowing Cody is about getting to know someone who is unparalleled with dedication, perseverance and unwavering selflessness,” his former wrestling coach said in a statement on social media.
His high school football legend includes intercepting a pass from Chad Henne – who climbed the quarterback in the NFL and returned it for a touchdown.
But he is most accomplished in wrestling.
Becker continued to wrestle at Millersville University and even qualified for the 2007 NCAA Level 1 wrestling competition. He returned to Spring Grove and went there to the mentor wrestler, an example of unparalleled humility and selflessness that the coach said, “always putting others in every aspect of his own characteristics.”
Shortly after joining the police force, Becker was honored to rescue his mother and three children trapped on the third floor of the burning apartment building. According to a FBI commendation notice, the rescue included Becker climbing up the second floor roof and catching the children as the mother threw them into her arms.
Becker loves to be a policeman, said Andy Ziegler, the lawyer who grew up with Cody.
“He likes to be able to help people. I mean, the biggest thing for him is that he knows he’s playing a role and he knows he’s helping people.”
He said Becker was also the best person you have ever had. Ziegler recalls that when Becker heard Ziegler struggling with his family and mental health, Becker immediately went to see Ziegler.
“It really reflects Cody. If you are Cody’s friend, Cody will support you all your life,” Ziegler said.
BakerAt the age of 53, he began his career with the Philadelphia Police Department in 2001 and moved to the Northern York County Regional Department in 2004.
“It counts as a retirement day,” he laughed on last year’s computer forensics podcast.
On the troops, he started out as a “street officer” and then became a computer forensics investigation expert, at least in part because of his ability to office hardware.
“I’ve always loved computers, and that’s where everyone’s story begins,” he told the podcast host. “I’m a person who sets up a Wi-Fi password and call when they have printer issues Baker In, “So I’ll walk into the street to solve their printer problems and that’s where it all begins.”
He recalled realizing that he would need training to become a computer forensics investigation expert in 2007, after he got stuck with district attorneys in hot water to understand how he copied evidence from a cleaned computer.
Despite starting this humble beginning, he eventually became skilled enough to serve as a lecturer at the International Association of Computer Investigation Experts.
It was heartbroken, calling him a “beloved member” of his family and serving as a training manager and “maintaining the gold standard for digital forensic training and certification.”
Baker Very high – at least 6’4′ – towering on his active Boy Scouts unit. He loves hunting and fishing: “It’s so nice to me to have anything outdoors,” he said on the podcast.
When they arrested an armed man without gunshots in 2012, he and 13 colleagues were praised for resolving a seven-hour deadlock, stuffing his house with gunfire.
A sister, Kimberly Crowley, attended a vigil for officers Thursday night.
“He’s just a good guy,” she told the New York Times. “He just wants to serve his community.”
Emenheiser, 43, has served in the army for 20 years after graduating from York College.
He loves to exercise and once posted photos of himself in the gym with Hulk Hogan while on vacation in Clairewater, Florida. According to a friend, the two men logged in at the gym together for nearly 10,000 hours during a 24-year friendship.
That friend, Cody Bright, said on Facebook Emenheiser Make him welcomed by his family.
“Isaiah Still the hardest and most selfless person I’ve ever met. He serves as a policeman and detective to help make him grow up and love more safely for everyone,” Bright said.
In 2015, Emenheiser was a patrolman when he answered the phone – and ended up almost being shot.
According to local news, Emenheiser entered the basement of his home and an upset woman said an armed man forced himself into the basement after confronting his brother.
The man shot Emenheiser – narrow missing – Emenheiser shot the fire and hit the hip.
Another friend, Tyler Hornberger, said Emenheiser Has helped the family in countless ways – including storing all Hornberg’s household items in his garage as he waited to close the house.
“He is a real friend and one of the best men I know,” Hoberg said in a Facebook post.
