City stops for US Marshal Task Force member Sam Poloche’s procession down I-85
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Investigator Sam Poloche’s body sits at Forest Lawn West funeral home in west Charlotte.
Support from his family, friends, and law enforcement community followed the fallen US Marshals Task Force member to the home in a miles-long procession.
Poloche’s processional took place just hours after other agencies from across the state gathered to honor Officer Joshua Eyer’s life at his funeral service.
Like for the others killed in Monday’s shooting, Eyer, Alden Elliott and Thomas Weeks, traffic respectfully stopped for a short time to allow the long line of emergency vehicles to get through the city streets.
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Cars on the other side of the road were stopped, with some people getting out of their vehicles to look at the procession. Some exited their cars to salute.
Poloche joined the N.C. Department of Adult Corrections’ Special Operations and Intelligence Unit in 2013. He and Elliott were full-time members of the U.S. Marshals Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force.
Poloche leaves behind his wife and two children. His funeral service is scheduled for May 13, at a location to be determined.
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