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Adopted May 13, 2020 __________________________________ Mayor John T. Keis To recognize National Police Week 2020 and to honor the service and sacrifice of those law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty while protecting our communities and safeguarding our democracy. WHEREAS, there are over 900,000 law enforcement officers serving in communities across the United States, including the dedicated members of the RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE; WHEREAS, over 60,000 assaults against law enforcement officers are reported each year, resulting in approximately 17,000 injuries; WHEREAS, since the first recorded death in 1791, almost 21,000 law enforcement officers in the United States have made the ultimate sacrifice and been killed in the line of duty, including four members of the RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE; WHEREAS, the names of these dedicated public servants are engraved on the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.; WHEREAS, in 2019, 146 officers were killed nationwide in the line of duty and their names will be added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial this spring; and WHEREAS, the service and sacrifice of all officers killed in the line of duty will be honored during the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund’s Virtual Candlelight Vigil, on the evening of May 13, 2020; WHEREAS, on May 15, 2020, the service and sacrifice of all officers killed in the line of duty will be honored by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund and the Minnesota Law Enforcement Memorial Association; and WHEREAS, May 15, 2020 is designated as National Peace Officers’ Memorial Day in honor of all fallen officers and their families; and WHEREAS, the service and sacrifice of Ramsey County Suburban Law Enforcement officers killed in the line of duty will be honored during the Suburban Ramsey County Law Enforcement Me morial Ceremony later this year; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the LITTLE CANADA CITY COUNCIL formally designates May 10-16, 2020, as Police Week in THE CITY OF LITTLE CANADA, and publicly salutes the service of law enforcement officers in our community and in communities across the nation.