Former and current officers, town officials, family and friends of the late Jim D. Swint gathered Tuesday to dedicate a memorial to the fallen Brunswick police officer, killed in the line of duty in 1990.
Swint was killed in a car crash as he pursued a suspect, swerving to avoid a car that had pulled into his path on Pleasant Street and crashing into a utility pole, said former Commander Don Goulet, now a captain with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.
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The memorial was erected last year but was officially dedicated Tuesday as part of the National Police Week observances.
The ceremony, under brilliant blue skies, included a delegation from the Marine Corps, in which Swint served for seven years.
The memorial was financed through donations and was erected on land donated by the town.
In a moving moment in the ceremony, several people spotted a bald eagle flying overhead as taps was being played, Goulet said.
The inscription on the memorial reads: “Here we honor Brunswick’s finest who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.”
A picture of the memorial can be seen on the Brunswick Police Department website at: www.brunswickpd.org.
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