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Steuben County Deputy Brook Payne tolls the bell for each law enforcement officer memorialized
Saturday as Allegany County Sheriff Rick Whitney reads the names of the fallen. Steuben Sheriff
Jim Allard looks on
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BATH – Regional law enforcement officers fallen in the line of duty were honored Saturday at the third annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service at the Steuben County Public Safety Building.
The ceremony concluded National Police Week and commemorates those in Steuben, Allegany, Chemung, Livingston, Ontario, Schuyler and Yates counties who made the ultimate sacrifice in serving their communities. County Sheriff Jim Allard noted the day was even more meaningful by injuries suffered by state Trooper Craig Foglia during a traffic stop earlier this week. Allard led attendees in a moment of prayer for Foglia during the hour-long ceremony, which also included an honor guard, laying of wreaths and patriotic music. Foglia remains in serious condition in Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Allard also noted 145 law enforcement officers lost their lives in the line of duty in 2016 nationwide, while 48 have died across the nation this year – a 30 percent increase compared to the same period in 2016. 
