Middletown police memorial ceremony set for Thursday

The Middletown Division of Police Honor Guard fires a 21-gun salute during the 2012 police memorial ceremony at Woodside Cemetery. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

The Middletown Division of Police Honor Guard fires a 21-gun salute during the 2012 police memorial ceremony at Woodside Cemetery. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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By Lauren Pack
May 17, 2017
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Middletown police will hold a memorial service marking national Peace Officer Memorial Week on Thursday.

The event, open to the public, will be held rain or shine at Woodside Cemetery beginning at 4:30 p.m.

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A Police Memorial/Awards Dinner will be held Thursday evening, which is is a private event to honor “employees who go above and beyond every day for our community as well as recognize our retired employees who paved the way for the rest of us,” according to the department.

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Lauren Pack, a native of the Miami Valley, has been on staff at the Journal-News since 1994 reporting on courts and crime.