Mayor-elect Vince Gray took a shot at making up for missing the funeral of a fallen D.C. police officer last week by getting the D.C. Council to unanimously approve a resolution in Officer Paul Dittamo’s memory.
Gray was lunching with Council Chairman-elect Kwame Brown while the District’s police department was parading through the city to memorialize and bury Dittamo on Thursday. The two-year veteran died Oct. 30 when his cruiser slammed into a utility pole in Southeast.
Not attending Dittamo’s funeral was Gray’s first misstep as mayor-elect after winning the general election two days earlier.
“The council of the District of Columbia commends and honors Officer Paul Dittamo for his kindness to others, his commitment to his family and community, and for his dedication to his position at the District of Columbia Police Department,” Gray said upon introducing the resolution Tuesday afternoon.
