YORK, Pa. — The three detectives killed this week in one of Pennsylvania's deadliest days for police this century are men who will be missed for their humility, hard work and willingness to help others, say those who knew them.

The detectives — Mark Baker, Cody Becker and Isaiah Emenheiser — were lauded by local law enforcement officials as pillars of the Northern York County Regional Police Department, where they had served nearly six decades combined.

They had saved lives before and, a prosecutor said, were doing that again when they walked into an ambush as they searched for a 24-year-old man wanted in a stalking case.

The department's chief, Dave Lash, said the men “represented the best of policing. They served with professionalism, dedication and courage.”

All were fathers, leavin

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