A national memorial in Washington, D.C., bears the names of thousands of police officers killed in the line of duty. In this 2004 York Daily Record/Sunday News photo, a woman traces the name of an officer. A memorial spokesman said people leave many items for their lost loved ones - police patches, roses, stuffed animals and even beer. Background posts: Deadly York fire: 'There never was a more horrible one', Witman murder among York County's most notorious crimes and 16 York County Good Samaritans honored with Carnegie Medals since 1906.
Curtis Sowers, Henry Schaad and Deputy Edward "Skip" Schroeder Jr. all were York County police officers and died in the line of duty.
Their sacrifice is known by many.
Unfortunately, another local police officer was added to their numbers this week:
Northern Regional's David Tome was struck by a vehicle as he was re-constructing the scene of an accident.
Sometimes, Willis Cole of Fairview Township, at the northern tip of the York County, is added to that short list of heroes. The New Cumberland officer was shot and killed in 1994 after responding to a Cumberland County robbery.
Windsor Fire Police Lt. Douglas L. Rohrbaugh is one law enforcement official who died in the line of duty and is often forgotten... .
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