WATCH: Funeral procession for fallen Ceresco Police Officer Ross Bartlett
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The funeral service for fallen Ceresco Police Officer Ross Bartlett was held Friday morning at St Mark’s United Methodist Church in Lincoln.
Officer Bartlett died the evening of Friday, April 12, after his patrol unit was struck by a Ford F150 while he was performing a traffic stop on Highway 77.
In addition to his service as a police officer, Bartlett was also a full-time investigator with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services and a member of the Ceresco Volunteer Fire Department.
During Officer Bartlett’s End of Watch Call, the Lincoln Emergency Communications Center listed all the law enforcement agencies he worked for: Valentine Police Department, Boone County Sheriff’s Office, Madison Police Department, Madison County Sheriff’s Office, Madison County Fire Department, Newman Grove Police Department, Village of Ceresco Police Department, Ceresco Fire Department and Nebraska Department of Correctional Services.
10/11 respected the family’s wishes of no media coverage inside the church.
Following the church service, several law enforcement agencies were part of the procession to escort Officer Bartlett’s body from St. Mark’s Church to Roper and Sons. Watch these special moments in the video player above.
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