Wood County s police memorial service is Thursday

5/14/2008

BOWLING GREEN Wood County will pay tribute to the 10 law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty since 1896 at its annual police memorial service tomorrow.

The Wood County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 109 will host the service, which will be held on the front steps of the county courthouse beginning at noon.

Perrysburg Mayor Nelson Evans, that city s former police chief, will be the guest speaker at the service, which will pay special tribute to the three Perrysburg officers who died while in the line of duty in 1906, 1976, and 1978.

The service is open to the public. It will be held in the courthouse atrium if the weather s bad.