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Fire, EMS & Police Memorial Cache # 2 Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 2/19/2005
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A Mystery Cache that involves internet research.
From car to cache is less than 50 feet.

The above coordinates do not lead to the cache location. They lead you to a street sign designating the section of 98th Street between State Avenue & Parallel Parkway known as "Sgt. Asten Pkwy".

Sergeant Richard "Rick" James Asten was a Kansas City, Kansas Police Officer who was killed in the line of duty on this street.

To locate the cache you will have to answer the questions below using the internet.

The coordinates for the cache are:
N 39* 07.ABC W 094* 48.DEF

A. Sgt. Asten died in the line of duty when he was:
    9 - shot by a suspect in a bank robbery.
    0 - struck by a stolen vehicle being pursued by other officers.
    1 - chasing a suspect on foot and suffered a heart attack.
    2 - seated in his car during a traffic stop and his vehicle was hit from behind.

B. Sgt. Asten died in 19__8.

C. Sgt. Asten met his wife Margie in 19__2.

D. Including step-children, Sgt. Asten had ___ children.

E. Sgt. Asten was a member of the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department for __3 years.

F. Sgt. Asten was born in 19__1.

SUMCHECK - A + B + C + D + E + F = 29

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[No hints on this one, but if you have searched and searched and can't find the answer to a question, drop me a note and I'll point you in the right direction.]

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)