20K Honor Slain Wash. Cops

Service draws fellow officers from across continent

By Will McCahill, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 8, 2009 7:29 PM CST

(Newser) – An estimated 20,000 law-enforcement officials from the US and Canada today joined families and friends of the four cops gunned down last week at café in Washington state. Some 2,100 cars made a four-hour procession through Lakewood and Tacoma to a service at the Tacoma Dome.

“We had to show our support, not just for the department but for the families,” one officer from New York told the News Tribune. “Everything those officers were doing, we’ve all done and continue to do. A lot of us work nights. We drink coffee just to stay awake. Now you have to keep any eye open all the time. Both eyes really.”

A motorcycle and a NASCAR vehicle, symbolizing the interests of the slain officers, are on display near four caskets at today's memorial service. (AP Photo)

Firefighters salute as the caskets of four slain Lakewood police officers arrive for a memorial service today at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Wash. (AP Photo)

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Shannonals

Dec 9, 2009 11:08 AM CST

jamerican thinks every Black, Red, Yellow individual is worthless, so pay his comments no mind. I will agree with him on one point, the death of this murderer has saved the taxpayers money, but jamerican always seems to ruin his comments by adding his racial statments at the end.

NxBigmouthery

Dec 9, 2009 8:23 AM CST

So, you'll thank god for the 2nd amendment, but obviously not for copkillers.

DieselDawg

Dec 9, 2009 6:39 AM CST

@flip - You wrote "A few more rules might be nice." I disagree, more rules would not be nice.

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