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Blair Co. police officer dies shoveling snow at home
(MedleyStory)
Tue, January 24, 2012, 2:39 PM

   DUNCANSVILLE, Pa. -- A Blair County police officer who also served as an emergency medical technician and a volunteer firefighter has died from a heart attack while shoveling snow outside his home.     The Altoona Mirror reports Tuesday that 47-year-old Allegheny Township Officer Chris Garlena died Saturday, shortly after finishing a police shift at 3 p.m.     Garlena died at Altoona Regional Health System.     A former sheet metal worker, Garlena studied at night to become a police officer. He worked part-time for several departments beginning in 2005 before landing a full time job with the township force in 2007.

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