“We just miss our daughter so bad, but the support has been great”: Tell City remembers SGT. Glenn one year later

TELL CITY, Ind. (WEHT)– It’s been one year since Tell City Police Sergeant Heather Glenn was shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call at a hospital. The Tell City Police Department parked her cruiser in front of the station to remember and honor her on this anniversary.

The parents of Sgt. Glenn are recalling the feelings that followed the news of their daughters passing and offering their love and support to those finding the day a little harder to maneuver through.

“This morning was the first time in quite a while I actually drove over here, and I couldn’t help but notice, you know, Heather’s smell in that car still,” says Tell City Chief of Police Derrick Lawalin.

From sun up to sun down, her police cruiser will sit on display on July 3rd.

Tell City officials say the journey through grief extends far beyond the police department.

“People continuously say time heals all wounds, but trust me, they don’t heal those. You live with the rest of your life, and we miss her dearly,’ says Bob Glenn, Heather’s father.

“I’ve noticed numerous people…that may have been on a jog or exercising and stopped in, or somebody’s on their way to work and they stopped by,” says Chief Lawalin.

Chief Lawalin worked with Glenn for two decades, spent time with her hours before he got the call and stuck by her side in her last moments.

“She was with our family. We had a gathering for 4th of July. I was actually looking back to my text messages that I had with her. I had sent her a text message, you know, around 11 p.m. and my last words to her were ‘be safe out there’,” says Chief Lawalin.

In May, community fundraising efforts sent her parents on a trip to Washington D.C. to see their daughter’s name at the National Law Enforcement Officer Monument.

“There was 58 of us that went, and the support of all the people that went with this was just great. It helped us through the whole thing. I hope…I pray no other family has to do this. We just miss our daughter so bad, but the support has been great,” says Jayne Glenn, her mother.

Those who stop by the cruiser can also view the honorary plaque installed last week. People can also pop in to see a special display in the station lobby.

The night of the incident, officers returned fire and killed the gunman Sean Hubert.

Glenn’s family is acknowledging they aren’t alone in losing a loved one.

“Things happen and they’re out of our control…just to let them know that we think of them on a daily basis,” says her father.

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