“Our chief was good and kind,” Fraser said. Thursday in Brackenridge Memorial Park to honor McIntire. “Two of our guys went when they took the chief Monday night and stayed with him until the procession brought him back to the funeral home.”īrackenridge Council intends to meet Thursday as regularly scheduled, in large part to formalize a roster for the police department.įraser is the de facto head of the force in the chief’s absence.Ĭouncil is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. “Not only are they covering shifts, they are also volunteering for casket watch,” Fraser said. “These departments are graciously picking up additional shifts to help the Brackenridge police department but will be driving the police vehicles from their departments,” Mawhinney said.įraser said she is unsure of the breadth of coverage but that officers from as far as Collier were working the beat Wednesday. Brackenridge Chief Justin McIntire recalled as 'humble, hard-working hometown son'.Tarentum officer injured in shootout released from hospital, healing at home.GoFundMe page claming to raise funds for family of slain Brackenridge police chief has been suspended.Vigil for Brackenridge chief set for Thursday yard signs also available.On Wednesday, Highlands School District Superintendent Monique Mawhinney sent a robocall to notify families that they will see police cars from various departments in the area, perhaps for several weeks. have donated time and resources to work shifts for patrol and call response for the next seven days,” Fraser said.Ĭoordination of coverage is being handled by Harrison, in cooperation with the county’s emergency dispatch. “Police officers from all over Western Pa. Police from various Allegheny County departments have been patrolling the neighborhood on foot. “We are doing everything we can to make sure Brackenridge doesn’t go underserved,” Harrison police Chief Mike Klein said. Lebanon as well as state police - are keeping watch over the community. With borough officers on temporary leave, multiple law enforcement agencies - from as close as Tarentum and as far as Mt. They’re not going to leave him,” Mayor Lindsay Fraser said Wednesday. “There has been at least one officer with him since, and there will be until he’s laid to rest. Police officers from across Western Pennsylvania are keeping watch over Brackenridge, as the borough’s own officers stand guard over their fallen chief.Īt least one officer from Brackenridge has remained alongside Chief Justin McIntire’s body since he was killed in the line of duty Monday.
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