The Indiana State Police (ISP) Peru Post will conduct its annual memorial service to remember local fallen officers, including one who died almost 15 years ago in Wabash County.
The event will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 11 at 1451 N. Eel River Cemetery Road, Peru, said public information office Sgt. Tony Slocum.
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