Zane Coolidge’s funeral planned for Wednesday

PHOENIX – A memorial service will be held Wednesday for Phoenix police Officer Zane Coolidge, Phoenix police announced Friday.

The funeral service will take place at 10 a.m. and is not open to the public. The service will be streamed on the department’s YouTube channel.

At the request of the family, the Phoenix Police Department invites the public to pay their respects to the officer by lining the sidewalks along the procession route. The procession will begin at 60th Street and Bell Road, travel west, and turn left onto Cave Creek Road, where it will remain until arriving at Dream City Church.

The platoon consists of patrol officers, family members, friends and Coolidge’s squad from the Mountain View Precinct.

Coolidge died on September 6, three days after he and another police officer were shot in Phoenix.

On September 3, at approximately 6:30 p.m., Coolidge and Matthew Haney went to the area of ​​16th Street and McDowell Road to investigate reports of a car theft.

Officers approached 41-year-old Saul Bal, who ran away and jumped over a fence. Bal reportedly fired shots at them as they pursued him.

Bal was arrested by backup units called to the scene and both officers were taken to Banner University Medical Center.

Haney was released from the hospital on September 4, but Coolidge remained on life support until his death.

“Officer Coolidge was a husband, father, son, brother, friend and a dedicated and beloved member of the Phoenix Police Department,” said Interim Chief Michael G. Sullivan in a press release.

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