statement<\/a>, the department says Officer Yeager died while responding to a call for service on May 29.<\/p>\n\u201cOfficer Yeager served our community with courage, compassion, and unwavering dedication,\u201d Central Berks police wrote. \u201cShe answered the call to protect and serve each day, placing the safety of others above her own. Her commitment to her badge, her fellow officers, and the citizens she served will never be forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n
Officer Yeager was 42 years old.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe ask that you keep Officer Yeager\u2019s family, friends, and our entire law enforcement family in your thoughts and prayers during this incredibly difficult time,\u201d the post added.<\/p>\n
Details on the incident were not immediately released.<\/p>\n
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