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Everyone Welcome To Pay Respects To Officer Allen

(Photo by Joy Bonala) Sgt. Lynn Beard gives updates on the investigation of APD Officer Don Allen's death during a media conference Thursday, September 3, 2015 at the Law Enforcement Center.
(Photo by Joy Bonala) Sgt. Lynn Beard gives updates on the investigation of APD Officer Don Allen's death during a media conference Thursday, September 3, 2015 at the Law Enforcement Center.

The Abilene Police Department? is encouraging citizens to line the route of APD Officer Don Allen's funeral procession on Friday, September 4. Police say people should be cautious about where they stand and park to be safe.

Funeral arrangements for Officer Allen will be Friday at 10 a.m. at Beltway Park Church located at 4009 Beltway South in Abilene. Graveside will follow at the Clyde Cemetery in Clyde, Texas.  

The procession will travel east on FM 707 from Beltway Park Church to FM 1750. Then north on FM 1750 to E.S. 11th Street. It will then proceed east on E.S.11th to FM 18 to Clyde. Once in Clyde the procession will turn south on Hunt Street and proceed to the cemetery. DPS and the Taylor County Sheriff's Office will handle traffic direction within the city limits of Abilene. Clyde PD will take over in the city limits of Clyde.