Trooper Doyle back at work, has already made an arrest
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Journal photo / Mary Murphy Trooper Brendan Doyle during an interview at State Police Headquarters earlier this week. Almost a year after suffering a nearly fatal head injury, Rhode Island State Trooper Brendan Doyle is back on the job -- and he's already made his first arrest. Doyle returned to work this morning and at about 9:20 a.m., he'd pulled over a vehicle over on Hartford Avene, Providence, and discovered the driver had a court warrant, according to Maj. Steven O'Donnell. "It's great to have him back," O'Donnell said. Doyle overcame great odds to return to the state police. He wasn't expected to survive the severe brain injury he suffered last summer. On June 16, 2007, Doyle was off-duty and out with friends in downtown Providence when he attempted to stop an alleged reckless driver. The driver, a former corrections officer named James Proulx, punched Doyle in the face, according to the police. The trooper fell backward and hit his head on the pavement. The police say Proulx sped off and boasted about the beating in a call to an ex-girlfriend. Proulx is out on bail awaiting trial on felony assault and reckless-driving charges. Doyle, who had been a trooper for three years when he was injured, took some time to conduct interview with local television stations this afternoon, but now it's back to the road for the trooper, O'Donnell says. Read more about Doyle and his recovery. 
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ok, enough with the trooper!
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Some people would take an injury like your and turn it into a lifetime of retirement. Nice to see someone with the work ethic that i grew up with! Best of health for many many years to come!
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Obviously a 'soldier of the law' -- well disciplined, well trained, and devoted to duty! Trooper Doyle is a credit to the force.
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Enough with the trooper? Here's a man who almost died after being sucker-punched by a muscle-bound bully and braggart, and you say "Enough with the trooper"? You belong in the same category as the buffoon who hit the trooper.
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