New Jersey police pup named after 9-11 pilot LeRoy Homer

K9 Lee - Photo by Evesham Police Dept.

EVESHAM, NJ – The newest Evesham Township Police Department officer was sworn in this week and took her oath of office. K9 Officer Lee was named in honor of LeRoy Homer, the United Airlines Flight 93 pilot who was hijacked on September 11, 2001, and crashed the plane in Stoneycreek Township, Pennsylvania, to avoid the plane being used to attack the nation’s capital.

LeRoy Homer was a resident of Marlton at the time of his death on September 11, 2001.

K-9 Lee, was officially sworn in by our Township Clerk, Mary Lou Bergh, with her partner, Officer Ethan Hickman, standing proudly next to her.

Charlie Dwyer
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