{"id":49284,"date":"2014-02-26T17:52:48","date_gmt":"2014-02-27T01:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=49284"},"modified":"2014-03-03T18:50:52","modified_gmt":"2014-03-04T02:50:52","slug":"a-tribute-to-the-fallen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2014\/02\/26\/a-tribute-to-the-fallen\/","title":{"rendered":"A tribute to the fallen"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_49285\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49285\" style=\"width: 963px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Standing-Watch-Lancaster-Station-memorial-Feb.-26.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-49285\" alt=\"(R to L) Detective Sullivan, Sgt. Riley, Deputy Levin and Detective Gore were standing watch around 2 p.m. Tuesday at the corner of 30th Street West and Avenue K, as part of a daylong tribute to mark the 36th anniversary of the traffic collision that claimed the lives of Deputy Sheriff Gregory L. Low and Reserve Deputy Sheriff Charles Plumleigh.\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Standing-Watch-Lancaster-Station-memorial-Feb.-26.jpg\" width=\"963\" height=\"690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Standing-Watch-Lancaster-Station-memorial-Feb.-26.jpg 963w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Standing-Watch-Lancaster-Station-memorial-Feb.-26-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(L to R) Detective Sullivan, Sgt. Riley, Deputy Levin and Detective Gore were standing watch around 2 p.m. Tuesday at the corner of 30th Street West and Avenue K, as part of a daylong tribute to mark the 36th anniversary of the traffic collision that claimed the lives of Deputy Sheriff Gregory L. Low and Reserve Deputy Sheriff Charles Plumleigh.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>LANCASTER \u2013 \u00a0The Lancaster Sheriff\u2019s Station Tuesday (Feb. 26) erected a temporary memorial at the corner of 30th Street West and Avenue K to honor two fallen officers &#8211; Deputy Sheriff <b>Gregory L. Low<\/b> and Reserve Deputy Sheriff <b>Charles Plumleigh<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just a way of continuing on their memory,\u201d said Lancaster Sheriff\u2019s Station Community Relations deputy Miguel Ruiz. \u201cAt the same time, for the families, it actually helps soothe some of the mourning process. The families say they really appreciate us continuing on the memories of their loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thirty-six years ago on Feb. 26, Low and Plumleigh were on their way to a burglary-in-progress call, when their patrol car collided with a second patrol car at 30th Street West and Avenue K in Lancaster.<\/p>\n<p>Low, 30, died on the day of the accident, and Plumleigh, 21, died a few days later.<\/p>\n<p>For the past few years, the Lancaster Sheriff\u2019s Station has marked the Feb. 26 anniversary with a memorial at the crash site. From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, at least two deputies would be standing watch for a daylong tribute at the memorial site, Ruiz said.<\/p>\n<p>Around 2 p.m., drivers passing by were honking their horns in support while some passengers waved at the officers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also believe it brings awareness to the community,\u201d Ruiz said. \u201cIt\u2019s a reminder of how dangerous our jobs are and how willing we are to serve the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANCASTER \u2013 \u00a0The Lancaster Sheriff\u2019s Station Tuesday (Feb. 26) erected a temporary memorial at the corner of 30th Street West and Avenue K to honor two fallen officers &#8211; Deputy Sheriff Gregory L. Low and Reserve Deputy Sheriff Charles Plumleigh. \u201cIt\u2019s just a way of continuing on their memory,\u201d said Lancaster Sheriff\u2019s Station Community Relations [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":49285,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49284"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49284\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}