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Dan R.
Classificação do local: 4 Simsbury, CT
On September 19, 1916, Robert Kappenberg was directing traffic when he noticed a car driving the wrong way on Main Street. As he tried to correct the problem, he was struck by a second vehicle and passed away from his injuries. On May 18, 1934, Gene Callahan was riding on his motorcycle when a parked vehicle in front of him pulled away from the curb to make a U-Turn. Callahan drove into the truck and passed away a few years later. On January 23, 1999, Brian Aselton responded to a noise complaint that was actually a home invasion and robbery. He was shot to death at the site. What do these three men have in common? All three were members of the East Hartford Police Department. All three were killed in the line of duty. And all three are honored on this 2008 memorial. The memorial consists of a black stone monument flanked by two gray monuments. The center slab is topped by an eternal flame and the sides are inscribed with two quotes. The one on the left reads«In Valor There Is Hope». The inscription on the right reads: «The Wicked Flee When No Man Pursueth But The Righteous Who Are Bold As A Lion». That awesome quote is from Proverbs 28:1. The reverse has the EHPD crest, the three names, and an inscription honoring all the men and women who«protect and serve us». The EHPD crest is dated 1783, which is a long time ago. But the roots of the EHPD go back almost 100 years earlier. One cool fact I uncovered while researching this blog was that law enforcement in East Hartford goes way, way back to 1699 when a gent by the name of Daniel Bidwell was named«Constable for Hartford, East of the River».
