COLLEGEVILLE -- Thousands of police officers, Patriot Guard members and Central Minnesotans are gathered at St. John's Abbey Church in Collegeville for the funeral of slain Cold Spring Police Officer Tom Decker.

A hearse carrying Decker's casket arrived at the church shortly before 11 this morning.

WJON's Jim Maurice is there and filed this report shortly before services began.

 

And Jim Maurice filed this report from the Abbey during the funeral.

 

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