(Photo of the Officer James Naim and Chief Robert Sealock Memorial in front of the Aliquippa Police Department taken by Sandy Giordano in 2021)
Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano
(Aliquippa, Pa.) Aliquippa Police held a memorial service last Friday, April 1, 2022, for fallen officers James Naim and Police Chief Robert Sealock.
Police Chief John Lane and Captain Don Lane coordinated the event to honor the two men along with city officials. Officer Naim was shot to death while on patrol in the Linmar section of the city the night of March 15, 2001. Chief Sealock suffered an asthma attack while in pursuit of a suspect and was taken to the hospital on March 26, 2020. He died in a Pittsburgh hospital on April 11, 2020. City chaplain Rev. Steven McKeown offered a prayer at the brief ceremony.