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Governor Orders Flags in Lehigh County to Fly At Half Staff

Governor Orders Flags in Lehigh County to Fly At Half Staff - Monday, November 30, 2009 at 9:39PM EST

Reported by: Eyewitness News
Monday, Nov 30, 2009 @ 09:39pm EST
HARRISBURG, DAUPHIN COUNTY- Governor Ed Rendell has ordered flags to fly at half staff in honor of Sergeant Mark Renninger, a native of the Lehigh Valley.

Teddy bears, flowers and American flags are piling up outside the coffee shop near Tacoma, Washington where four officers were killed.

37-year-old Maurice Clemmons, an ex-convict, is suspected in the murders. Police are still searching for him.

The flags will fly at half staff at the Capitol Complex in Harrisburg and in the Lehigh Valley through December 4th.