Burnaby residents are welcome to pay their respects to a Vancouver Island RCMP officer killed in the line of duty earlier this week.
Burnaby RCMP have set up a table of condolences for Const. Sarah Beckett inside the local detachment at 6355 Deer lake Ave., while flowers are being placed outside a memorial cairn in front of the building.
RCMP Staff Sgt. Maj. John Buis said the book of condolences will be out for the public until just after Beckett’s funeral service, which arrangements haven’t been made yet.
“People just begin bringing flowers, its’ very nice and we appreciate that,” he said, noting people can also make a donation to the family or a charity of their choice. “It gives the public a chance to show that they care and they want to show their respects.”
Beckett, a West Shore RCMP officer, was killed Tuesday morning after her marked police cruiser was hit by a truck.
The 32-year-old was a member of the RCMP for 11 years and leaves behind a husband and two young children.
