A gathering in Reading this weekend will show support for local law enforcement officers.
Organizers formally announced plans Wednesday for a "pro-police rally" at the bandshell in City Park. It's set to begin at 11 a.m. Saturday.
The rally is meant counter protests against police departments and their officers across the country in recent months.
Many of those protests were in response to an officer's use of deadly force against a robbery suspect in Ferguson, Missouri, and a grand jury's subsequent decision not to indict the officer.
Among the organizers of the rally in Reading are Michael Kurtz, a retired Reading police lieutenant, and Trish Wertz, the widow of Scott Wertz, a Reading police officer who was shot and killed in the line of duty in August 2006.
Organizers said they expect a large turnout of people showing their support for law enforcement, including local leaders and elected officials, some of whom will address the crowd.
BARTA will provide free shuttle service between the Reading Area Community College parking lot on Front Street and City Park starting at 10 a.m., according to the event's Facebook page.
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