Cook County unveils tribute to fallen officers

“Today, we honor our fallen.”

With those words, Cook County sheriff’s police investigator Jeff Lange commenced Monday’s memorial dedication ceremony honoring eight Cook County sheriff’s police officers who demonstrated that public service does not come without sacrifice.

Officers Sam F. Kaiser, Frederick C. Bryant, Meyer Joseph (Jack) LaPine, Robert (Ruby) Schanbaum, Frank J. Christian, John A. Rusnak, James F. Knapp and Michael W. Ridges, who was shot and killed during a 1985 traffic stop in Prospect Heights, made the ultimate sacrifice.

Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart, Chief of Police DeWayne Holbrook and law enforcement officers from around the state gathered at River Grove’s Triton College to honor their colleagues slain in the line of duty.

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