Family, friends and comrades attended services Thursday morning for Lincoln patrolman Todd M. Blaum. Police, EMS and fire department personnel turned out in full uniform for the funeral and then escorted Blaum to his final resting place. The motorcade, stretching about four miles, drove across the windy countryside and arrived just after noon at Irish Grove Cemetery, just outside of Middletown.

Lincoln police officer loses life in off-duty crash

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