Ryan Allen Plaza Dedication Saturday In Hatboro

HATBORO, PA —The dedication to fallen borough police officer Ryan Allen takes place Saturday.

The Ryan Allen Plaza will be dedicated in a ceremony by borough officials and dignitaries at 11 a.m. Saturday. It is a community space that has been upgraded in front of Produce Junction on 49 S. York Rd.

The plaza includes new benches, flowers, new trash receptacles, and new sidewalks.

A plaque will be dedicated to Allen during the ceremony.

Allen, a police officer since 2013 who was the borough's K-9 officer, died on April 7, 2022, six months after having a heart attack following a freak bee sting incident.

Allen never had allergic reactions to bees and had been stung before. But in October 2021, he experienced an anaphylactic shock from a bee sting and suffered a heart attack. He never recovered.

Last August, the borough's public works department set up the Ryan Allen Plaza near the entrance to the driveway of Produce Junction.

Hatboro officials said the plaza comes courtesy of a nearly $40,000 T-Mobile Smart Growth America and Main Street America grant. A check presentation took place last April.