PARKVILLE, MD—On the 41st anniversary of Corporal Samuel Snyder’s death, the Baltimore County Police Department is honoring the man they say made a difference in the lives of others.

Snyder was a thirty-year veteran of the department and was responding to the Bel-Loc Diner in the 1700-block of Joppa Road (21234) when he was shot.

To honor Snyder’s life and sacrifice, officers with the Baltimore County Police Department are wearing a memorial ribbon bar on their uniform or a mourning band on their badge today.

His name is inscribed on a monument at Patriot Plaza in Towson.

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