Newtown To Host Bucks County Police Memorial Ceremony

NEWTOWN, PA — Newtown Township will once again host this year's Bucks County Police Memorial Ceremony, which is held annually during National Police Week at St. Andrew Catholic Church, 81 Swamp Road, Newtown.

The ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. on May 17 with a procession of honor including police officers, deputy sheriffs and state troopers. Last year's event was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Related: Project Blue Light Honors Fallen Law Enforcement In Bucks County

The event honors 12 Bucks County officers who have died in the line of duty:

• Doylestown Borough Constable Henry H. Kolbe, 1914
• Bucks County Sheriff Abram L. Kulp, 1927
• Dublin Borough Police Chief Eli Myers, 1965
• Bristol Township Police Detective George F. Stuckey, 1972
• Bensalem Township Police Officer James K. Armstrong, 1975
• Bensalem Township Police Officer Robert N. Yezzi, 1980
• Bucks County Deputy Sheriff Thomas A. Bateman, 1986
• Bucks County Deputy Sheriff George M. Warta Jr., 1986
• Bucks County Park Ranger Stanley E. Flynn, 1993
• Plumstead Township Police Officer Joseph E. Hanusey III, 2002
• Newtown Borough Police Officer Brian S. Gregg, 2005
• Middletown Township Police Officer Christopher C. Jones, 2009

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