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PROTECT AND SERVE
THURSDAY, may 16, 2013
by Matt Mauney | Associate Editor
Area officers honored at annual dinner
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The Evelyn and Batista Madonia Sr. Agricultural Show Center on the Florida Strawberry Festival grounds was the safest place in Plant City May 14, as it hosted the 51st annual East Hillsborough Law Enforcement Appreciation Dinner. About 370 active and retired officers and their families attended this year’s event, which began in 1962 in memory of Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Ben Wilder, who was shot and killed on duty at a home located southeast of Plant City while responding to an arrest warrant. Four agencies were represented at the event — the Plant City Police Department, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the Florida Highway Patrol and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Officer of the Year awards were given to members of
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