Police Appreciation Week is celebrated May 10-16 this year, with a special somber remembrance on National Peace Officer Memorial Day on May 15. This is the day officers remember and honor their brother and sister officers in law enforcement who have made the ultimate sacrifice while protecting and serving their communities.
This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, officers can’t gather together at the National Memorial in Washington, D.C. or at local memorial services, including the annual Bucks County Police Memorial Service at St. Andrews Church in Newtown.
A limited private Bucks County Police Memorial Service will be conducted on May 18, at 7 p.m. It will be streamed live on the St. Andrews Church website at standrewnewtown.com.
The following Bucks County police officers, sheriffs and constables, who gave their lives while protecting the citizens of the county and country, will be honored:
– Constable, Henry A. Kolbe, Sept. 22, 1914, Pennsylvania State Constable – Doylestown
– Police Chief, Eli M. Myers, Oct. 31, 1965, Dublin Borough Police Department
– Police Officer, James K. Armstrong, April 15, 1975, Bensalem Township Police Department
– Deputy Sheriff, George M. Warta, Jr., Sept. 22, 1986, Bucks County Sheriff’s Department
– Ranger, Stanley, E. Flynn, June 9, 1993, Bucks County Rangers
– Police Officer, Brian S. Gregg, Sept. 29, 2005, Newtown Borough Police Department
– Sheriff, Abraham L. Kulp, Feb. 24, 1927, Bucks County Sheriff’s Department
– Police Sergeant, George M. Stuckey, March 29, 1972, Bristol Township Police Department
– Police Officer, Robert A. Yezzi, Aug. 12, 1980, Bensalem Township Police Department
– Deputy Sheriff, Thomas A. Bateman, Sept. 22, 1986, Bucks County Sheriff’s Department
– Police Officer, Joseph E. Hanusey, III, May 18, 2002, Plumstead Township Police Department
– Detective, Christopher C. Jones, Jan. 29, 2009, Middletown Township Police Department
