Trooper Snook

The Back the Blue drive-through memorial honoring fallen Delaware State Police Cpl. Matthew Ty Snook has been moved to the Georgetown DMV due to icy conditions and will be held Feb. 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

GEORGETOWN, Del. — Organizers of the Back the Blue event honoring fallen Delaware State Police Cpl. Matthew "Ty" Snook have announced a change of venue due to extreme cold and icy conditions at Hudson Fields.

The event has been moved to the Georgetown Division of Motor Vehicles and will be held in partnership with the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles.

The memorial is scheduled for Feb. 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will proceed rain or shine, unless severe weather requires additional changes, according to the Blue Line Network.

The event will be held as a drive-through, allowing participants to receive a memorial sticker for their vehicles.

Cpl. Snook was shot and killed in December while working an overtime shift at the Wilmington DMV. 

 
 

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