Clinton native will be escorted home in true police fashion

Posted on December 20, 2019
Clinton native Blake Newman will be laid to rest in his hometown (PHOTO:Calvert Funeral Home)

 

By Katherine Murphy

The Clinton Police Department and Dewitt County Sheriff’s Department will accompany Calvert Funeral Home to the Indianapolis International Airport late Friday for a reception and to escort the funeral coach bringing Clinton native and fellow police officer Blake Newman home to his family.

Newman was most recently an officer for the Phoenix Police Department. He was off-duty Monday night when he lost control of his motorcycle while riding in Glendale, Arizona.

Friday night’s travel will be along Illinois Rt 54 to Center St to Calvert Funeral Home with an estimated arrival between 2-3 a.m..

There will be an abundance of American flags and emergency vehicles lining the route and the approach to Calvert Funeral Home.

The Clinton police department posted on Facebook that the trip is it is the very least the department can do to show respect for this decorated United States Marine Corp veteran and fellow police officer.

Katherine Murphy can be reached at [email protected]

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