Procession, Memorial Held To Honor Slain Deputy

TACOMA (AP) — Crowds lined streets and filled an auditorium to honor a Washington sheriff’s deputy who was slain during a home invasion. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department says about 1,500 law enforcement personnel and 650 patrol vehicles participated in a procession to the Wednesday memorial for Deputy Daniel McCartney at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma. Authorities say McCartney was responding to a break-in Jan.

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