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High Point police to celebrate community, honor fallen
When was the last opportunity you had to dunk your police chief in gallons of water?
Don't remember?
Well, High Point residents will have a chance dunk Police Chief Jim Fealy at High Point's Community Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
There will also be music and free food for those who bring cans of food. Find more information here.
On a more serious note, High Point police will reveal the newest addition of its Memorial Guardian statue Friday.
They will unveil the statue at 3:30 p.m. Friday at the High Point Police Department at 1009 Leonard Ave. The statue honors those "who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their community," a press release states.
The 6-foot-tall bronze statue of a High Point police officer, built by Neil Brodin Studios of Minnesota, will complete the department’s Fallen Officer Memorial site.
The department unveiled one piece of the memorial on May 4.
The memorial project cost $70,000. Every penny was donated by the community.
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