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CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br /> OFFICE OF THE MAYOR <br /> PROCLAMATION <br /> WHEREAS, there are approximately 900,000 law enforcement officers serving in <br /> communities across the United States, including the dedicated members of the Mounds <br /> View Police Department; <br /> WHEREAS, some 60,000 assaults against law enforcement officers are reported <br /> each year, resulting in approximately 16,000 injuries; <br /> WHEREAS, since the first recorded death in 1792, nearly 19,000 law enforcement <br /> officers in the United States have made the ultimate sacrifice and been killed in the line of <br /> duty; <br /> WHEREAS, the names of these dedicated public servants are engraved on the <br /> walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.; <br /> WHEREAS, 162 new names of fallen heroes during 2010 are being added to the <br /> National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial this spring, <br /> WHEREAS, the service and sacrifice of all officers killed in the line of duty will be <br /> honored during the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund's 23 Annual <br /> Candlelight Vigil in Washington, D.C., on the evening of Friday, May 13th, 2011; <br /> WHEREAS, the Candlelight Vigil is part of National Police Week, which takes place <br /> this year locally during the evening of May 15, 2011; <br /> WHEREAS, May 15th is designated as Peace Officers Memorial Day, in honor of all <br /> fallen officers and their families; <br /> THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Mounds View formally designates <br /> May 15 -21, 2011, as <br /> "Police Week in Mounds View" <br /> and publicly salutes the service of law enforcement officers in our community and in <br /> communities across the nation. <br /> Given under my hand and Seal of the City of Mounds View, this 9 day of May, 2011. <br /> �Jqe laherty, Mayor <br /> (seal) <br />