Riverdale post office to be named for Barney

The Riverdale Post Office has been named in honor of fallen police officer Major Gregory Barney after President Barack Obama signed the bill July 29 authorizing the renaming. (Special photo)

RIVERDALE — The Post Office at 6691 Church St. in Riverdale will now be named in honor of Major Greg Barney.

The bill naming the Post Office for the 25-year veteran of the Riverdale Police Department, who was fatally shot while on duty Feb. 11, was signed into law July 29 by President Barack Obama.

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