Baltimore County Celebrates Police Memorial Day Online

BALTIMORE, MD — Baltimore County Police Department was unable to gather on Friday to honor the county's fallen officers, as was originally planned, so it took to the internet instead.

In a video posted to the county's YouTube account, Melissa Hyatt, Baltimore County Chief of Police said the video tribute is not intended to substitute for the official memorial ceremony, but that the department did not want to let Police Memorial Day pass without commemorating fallen officers.

"While we honor the memory of these courageous officers every day in our hearts and in our actions, today we pause to pay tribute to each of them, recognizing their sacrifice and the impact of their lives," Hyatt said.

The video tribute honored officers who have died in the line of duty, along with their family members. Those officers are:

• Officer Edward Kuznar
  • Beginning of watch: Feb. 16, 1957
  • End of watch: Dec. 9, 1969
• Officer Charles Huckeba
  • Beginning of watch: Aug. 16, 1976
  • End of watch: July 6, 1977
• Corporal Samuel Snyder
  • Beginning of watch: Feb. 23, 1953
  • End of watch: Aug. 23, 1983
• Officer Robert Zimmerman
  • Beginning of watch: April 27, 1968
  • End of watch: Nov. 14, 1986
• Sergeant Bruce Prothero
  • Beginning of watch: June 20, 1987
  • End of watch: Feb. 7, 2000
• Officer John Stem
  • Beginning of watch: Oct. 10, 1970
  • End of watch: Oct. 19, 2000
• Sergeant Mark Parry
  • Beginning of watch: April 20, 1985
  • End of watch: Jan. 21, 2002
• Lieutenant Michael Howe
  • Beginning of watch: Dec. 18, 1978
  • End of watch: Aug. 11, 2008
• Officer Jason Schneider
  • Beginning of watch: June 3, 2000
  • End of watch: Aug. 28, 2013
• Officer Amy Sorrells Caprio
  • Beginning of watch: July 1, 2014
  • End of watch: May 21, 2018