Groundbreaking for Fallen Officers Memorial



     RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - Officials will break ground Saturday on
a memorial honoring two fallen Rapid City police officers.
     Officers J. Ryan McCandless and Nick Armstrong died of injuries
after being shot Aug. 2 while performing a routine stop.
     Officer Tim Doyle was injured but has since returned to duty.
     A makeshift memorial currently stands at Greenbriar and East
Anamosa streets, where the two were shot down.
     The New Beginnings Baptist Church rallied the community to raise
money for the memorial, a more than 4-foot-tall granite monument
that's roughly shaped like an officer's badge.
     A dedication is planned for Nov. 13.

    
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 AP-NY-10-15-11 0521EDT


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