Flanked by members of the American Legion Riders of Zelienople Post 474, Evans City Mayor Dean Zinkhann delivers a speech Saturday at the dedication ceremony for a memorial bench honoring area police officers on Main Street in Evans City.

EVANS CITY — Community leaders and residents gathered Saturday to dedicate a bench on Main Street to law enforcement officers.

The bench sits at the corner of East Main Street and Center Alley and was recognized with the help of American Legion Riders of Zelienople Post 474, the Evans City Lions Club and the Evans City mayor and police chief.

Mayor Dean Zinkhann said when they chose a date for the dedication, it happened to fall on the last day of National Police Week.

“This is to show the appreciation of all the police and all the work they’ve done,” he said.

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