Funeral Held For Slain NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller, Thousands Attend

MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. - Thousands of attendees gathered for the funeral of NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller on Saturday morning at the Saint Rose of Lima Church.

Merrick Road, typically bustling with vehicle traffic on a Saturday, was shut down entirely and lined with thousands of funeral attendees mourning the loss of Jonathan Diller.

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Diller, a three-year veteran of the NYPD, was gunned down by a 21-time "career criminal" on Monday evening while conducting a routine traffic stop on an illegally parked car in Far Rockaway.

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Thousands of police officers from law enforcement agencies across the United States gathered to say their final goodbyes to the 31-year-old police officer, who was posthumously promoted to detective by NYPD Police Commissioner Edward Caban at Saturday morning's funeral service.

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"My husband died a hero, but he also lived as one," said Diller's widow, Stephanie.

Detective Diller has been assigned the badge number 110, chosen as a tribute to his young son's birthday, Comissioner Caban said.

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