'Gone but not forgotten': Mountain Brook police honor fallen officers
The hosted its annual ceremony at City Hall Thursday honoring those who lost their lives while serving their community.
This week is , with May 15 designated as Peace Officers Memorial Day.
The American Flag was lowered to half-staff and a wreath was laid at the Fallen Officers Memorial.
In the department鈥檚 83-year history, it has lost three officers in the line of duty.
was checking on an abandoned car in 1990 when he was struck and killed by a juvenile on a motorcycle.
was killed in 1987 when a truck struck his police motorcycle while he escorted a funeral procession.
was shot and killed during a traffic stop in 1973.
The department said it never wants to forget the officers who paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to their department and the citizens they swore to protect.
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