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Rumors mar promotion of hero Capt. Sadler
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Philadelphia Tribune, The
02-24-1995
Rumors mar promotion of hero Capt. Sadler.
By Carmela Thomas
Tribune Staff
It was a sunny, warm April day in 1987 when Philadelphia Police Sgt. Keith Sadler heard the radio call of gunshots being fired at police just near his home, where he knew his three small children were playing outside.
A cop for six years, Sadler was used to being in dangerous situations. But this time it was different -- his...
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