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A fitting tribute to Cpl. Keith Heacook

Police, family and friends gather to honor slain Delmar officer
With a police escort, a Short Funeral Home hearse carrying the body of Cpl. Keith Heacook arrives at Emmanuel Wesleyan Church in Salisbury, Md. RON MACARTHUR PHOTOS
Ron MacArthur
May 10, 2021

Story Location:
217 Beaglin Park Drive
Salisbury, MD
United States

In tribute to slain Delmar Police Cpl. Heath Heacook, hundreds of police officers from throughout Delaware and Maryland joined together May 10 at Emmanuel Wesleyan Church in Salisbury, Md., to memorialize the 22-year law-enforcement veteran.

Heacook, 54, died April 28 at Baltimore Shock Trauma, three days after he was brutally attacked as he answered a call reporting a fight in progress at a Delmar residence.

Heacook was escorted from Short Funeral Home in Delmar to the church, where visitation lasted two hours. Following the service, he was escorted back to Delmar where family and friends held private interment.

Delmar police officers serve on both sides of the Delaware and Maryland state line.

Heacook, a 1986 Cape Henlopen High School graduate, served four years at Wicomico County Detention Center before joining the Delmar Police Department in 1998. He leaves behind his wife, Susan, and 12-year-old son Matthew.

Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to support the Delmar Police Crime Prevention Fund, c/o Delmar Police Department, 102 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Delmar, MD 21875.

Law enforcement motorcycle police lead the procession from Delmar to Salisbury and then back again following the service.
Police honor guards from troops throughout Delaware and Maryland stand at attention with raised flags in honor of Cpl. Keith Heacook.
Dozens of Delaware State Police troopers give a final salute to fallen Delmar Police Cpl. Keith Heacook.
Police from large and small cities and counties throughout Delaware and Maryland attend the May 10 service.
Police honor guards stand at attention as the hearse is escorted to the front of the church.
Motorcycle honor guard units also pay their respects to the fallen Delmar officer.
A member of one of dozens of police honor guard units bows his head in memory of the fallen Delmar officer.
Delmar Fire Department flies a large American flag at the entrance to the church on Beaglin Park Drive, Salisbury.
Cpl. Heath Heacook’s police cruiser sits in front of Emmanuel Wesleyan Church in Salisbury.
Hundreds gather in front of Emmanuel Wesleyan Church prior to the start of the May 10 service.
Delaware State Police cruisers are in a perfect line. Delaware police were joined by units from Maryland.
Thin blue line flags flap in the breeze.

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