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Candice Boutilier/Columbia Basin Herald<br> A giant flag was strung across the roadway leading to the Assembly of God Church in Moses Lake in honor of Dale Baltzell's Wednesday morning funeral. Baltzell, 59, was a 33-year veteran of the Moses Lake Police Department before he retired last year. Fire engines from Grant County Fire District 5 and the Moses Lake Police Department hoisted the flag up toward the sky using the truck ladders. The funeral was heavily attended by friends, family and the service community.

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Honoring Dale
September 10, 2009 9 p.m.

Honoring Dale

Dale Baltzell was a cop.