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Police line up to applaud wife and newborn of slain officer during hospital sendoff

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Connecticut police greet late colleague's wife, new baby as they leave hospital
Bristol Connecticut Police Department
ByGMA Team
April 23, 2023, 10:55 AM

Members of the Bristol Police Department in Connecticut were on hand to greet and send off the wife and newborn daughter of one of their late colleagues earlier this week.

Bristol officers lined up at a New Haven hospital to applaud Laura DeMonte and her new baby girl, Penelope Dustin-Ann DeMonte, on Monday afternoon.

PHOTO: Members of the Bristol Police Department in Connecticut lined up to greet Laura DeMonte and her newborn daughter Penelope as she left a New Haven hospital.
Members of the Bristol Police Department in Connecticut lined up to greet Laura DeMonte and her newborn daughter Penelope as she left a New Haven hospital. DeMonte is the wife of the late Bristol Sergeant Dustin DeMonte, who was killed in the line of duty in October 2022.
Bristol Connecticut Police Department

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DeMonte is the wife of late Sgt. Dustin DeMonte, who was killed in the line of duty alongside officer Alex Hamzy when they were responding to a possible domestic violence incident back in October 2022, according to police.

DeMonte was 35 at the time of his death and he and his wife had two children. Penelope is their third child.

Sgt. Dustin Demonte was killed in the line of duty on Oct. 12, 2022, after 10 and a half years of service.
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The Bristol Police Department shared a video clip and photos in a Facebook post Thursday and revealed baby Penelope weighed in at 7 pounds, 3.7 ounces when she was born.

In this photo posted to FaceBook account of the Bristol Connecticut Police Department, Penelope Dustin-Ann Demonte is shown.
Bristol Connecticut Police Department

"Her big brother and sister were excited to meet her also. Both mom and newborn are healthy and doing well," the post concluded.

Editor's note: This was originally published on March 10, 2023.

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