Newtown Officer Pays Respects While In Orlando

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- A Newtown police officer was recently in Orlando and visited the Pulse nightclub to pay his respects -- and left a Newtown Police Department patch as a symbol of solidarity.

A Newtown officer left a department patch at an Orlando memorial. Photo Credit: *Newtown Police Department Facebook*

Rachel Martin

07/02/2016 4:00 a.m.

The officer then visited with officers of the Orlando Police Department.

"Newtown stands united with Orlando as they go through this most difficult time," the department noted in a Monday Facebook post.

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