BEVERLY — It was a day shrouded in gray, marked by a casket draped with an American flag and a final salute to Sgt. Jeremy Cole.
More than 100 police officers from across the state stood at attention on the lawn of Campbell Funeral Home in Beverly Monday afternoon as Taps played in honor of Cole. A colored policeman stood behind his coffin. In addition, his four children, his wife and many other family members.
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