Cop killer found dead

Thursday, Jan. 6, 2000 | 9:57 a.m.

Frank Harrington, 32, who was paroled 10 years ago, was found near the Kirman Street bridge on Wednesday by three people taking a walk.

An autopsy didn't reveal how he died. Toxicology tests will determine whether drugs were involved.

Twenty-two years ago, Harrington and his then 20-year-old brother, Lloyd, escaped unharmed in a gunfight with a Caliente police officer at the small town's courthouse. The officer, Craig Love, died from a bullet that just missed his protective vest and hit him in the throat.

Hours before he was shot, Love had arrested the Harringtons' cousin during a traffic stop. Frank Harrington allegedly had run from the vehicle before he could be arrested. He then returned to the police station with a gun and his brother.

A jury found the two guilty of second-degree murder. Lloyd Harrington was paroled from state prison in 1984. He now lives in California and is married to a parole officer.

Frank Harrington was released from prison in 1989 and was under lifetime supervision by the parole and probation department.

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