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  • Funeral services for Deputy Glenn Hilliard held today

    Funeral services for Deputy Glenn Hilliard held today

    Funeral services for slain Wicomico County Deputy Glenn Hilliard are now underway in Salisbury.

    Deputy Hilliard will lie in repose on June 21 from 9 AM to 12 PM at Emmanuel Wesleyan Church on Beaglin Park Drive in Salisbury. The funeral service will begin at Noon.

    The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #111 has established a fund for the family. Checks can be made payable to the “Memorial Fund for Glenn Hilliard” and mailed or dropped off to the Bank of Delmarva, 921 Eastern Shore Drive, Salisbury, MD 21804.

    Operation We Care has also set up a Paypal account to directly benefit the family as well. For full details on funeral arrangements, sign the guestbook or help the family, visit https://www.lewisnwatsonfuneralhome.com/obituary/deputy-first-class-glenn-hilliard

  • Funeral arrangements set for Wicomico County Deputy Hilliard

    Funeral arrangements set for Wicomico County Deputy Hilliard

    Funeral arrangements have been announced for Wicomico County Deputy First Class Glenn Hilliard, who was gunned down after attempting to arrest a wanted suspect in Pittsville on Sunday.

    Deputy Hilliard will lie in repose on June 21 from 9 AM to 12 PM at Emmanuel Wesleyan Church on Beaglin Park Drive in Salisbury. The funeral service will begin at Noon.

    The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #111 has established a fund for the family. Checks can be made payable to the “Memorial Fund for Glenn Hilliard” and mailed or dropped off to the Bank of Delmarva, 921 Eastern Shore Drive, Salisbury, MD 21804.

    Operation We Care has also set up a Paypal account to directly benefit the family as well. For full details on funeral arrangements, sign the guestbook or help the family, visit https://www.lewisnwatsonfuneralhome.com/obituary/deputy-first-class-glenn-hilliard

  • Wicomico County Sheriff’s Deputy killed in the line of duty

    Wicomico County Sheriff’s Deputy killed in the line of duty

    Officer Glenn Hilliard (Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office)

    The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of their deputies this morning after attempting to apprehend a fugitive in nearby Pittsville, Maryland on Sunday.

    Deputy First Class Glenn Hilliard, a 16-year veteran on the force, was gunned down while while attempting to apprehend a suspect who was wanted for several felony warrants. The suspect, identified as Austin Davidson, fled the scene. After an extensive manhunt, the suspect was apprehended.

    “The days ahead will be challenging, but for now, we are mourning the loss of an incredible human being. Deputy Glenn Hilliard was a son, a husband and a father to three beautiful children, a brother to those he worked with, and an exemplary public servant to the citizens of Wicomico County and to the State of Maryland” The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office says in a statement. “Our hearts and prayers go out to Glenn’s family during this difficult time.”

    Officer Hilliard would have celebrated his 42nd birthday on June 22. The sheriff’s office say they are heartbroken over his “senseless and tragic murder”.