Pennsylvania Governor Corbett Orders State Flags at Capitol Complex and in Northampton County to Fly at Half-Staff to Honor Fallen Police Officer

HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today ordered all Pennsylvania flags in the Capitol Complex and at commonwealth facilities in Northampton County to fly at half-staff to honor Freemansburg Borough Police Officer Robert A. Lasso.

Lasso, 31, was killed in the line of duty on Aug. 11.

State flags shall remain at half-staff until interment.

Media contact: Kevin Harley, 717-783-1116

SOURCE Pennsylvania Office of the Governor