Services set for slain Pa. officer
FREEMANSBURG — Law enforcement officials from across the region will join family members to mourn the death of a Pennsylvania police officer killed in the line of duty last week.
A private funeral service is planned today for Freemansburg police Officer Robert Lasso, followed by a public service at Northampton County Community College in Bethlehem.
The 31-year-old Lasso shot in the head last week while investigating a domestic disturbance report. Forty-six-year-old George Hitcho Jr. is in custody charged in his death.
Hitcho allegedly fired on Lasso after the officer pointed a stun gun at his dogs. He is being held without bail at Northampton County Prison.
