Lower Merion Police Remember Former Officer Killed In Afghanistan

Before enlisting in the U.S. military and being sent to Afghanistan, Scott Ball patrolled the streets of Lower Merion.

He was tragically killed on August 27, 2007 when his unit was attacked by insurgents.

Lower Merion police recently remembered Ball with a post on their Facebook page in honor of Memorial Day:

This Memorial Day we remember Army Master Sgt. Scott R. Ball, PA State Trooper and former Lower Merion Police Officer, who died Aug. 27 2007 at Forward Operating Base Naray, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit during combat operations in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. The section of Lancaster Ave. between Church Road & Rittenhouse Place was dedicated to Scott and renamed Master Sergeant Scott Rowen Ball Memorial Avenue. Thank you to all who serve, including many of our own LM Officers.

Thank you for your service and sacrifice, Master Sgt. Ball.

Image courtesy Lower Merion Police.