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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 View <br />Police Department; <br />WHEREAS, some 60,000 assaults against law enforcement officers are reported each year, <br />resulting in approximately 16,000 injuries; <br />WHEREAS, since the first recorded death in 1792, nearly 20,000 law enforcement officers in <br />the United States have made the ultimate sacrifice and been killed in the line of duty; <br />WHEREAS, the names of these dedicated public servants are engraved on the walls of the <br />National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.; <br />WHEREAS, 286 names of fallen heroes are being added to the National Law Enforcement <br />Officers Memorial this spring, including 100 officers killed in 2012 and 186 officers killed in <br />previous years; <br />WHEREAS, the service and sacrifice of all officers killed in the line of duty will be honored <br />during the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund's 25th Annual Candlelight Vigil in <br />Washington, D.C., on the evening of May 13th, 2014; <br />WHEREAS, the service and sacrifice of all officers killed in the line of duty will be honored <br />during the Minnesota Law Enforcement Memorial Association's Annual Candlelight Vigil, on the <br />evening of May 15, 2014; <br />WHEREAS, the Candlelight Vigil is part of National Police Week, which takes place this year <br />from May 11-17, 2014; <br />WHEREAS, May 15th is designated as Peace Officers Memorial Day, in honor of all fallen <br />officers and their families; <br />WHEREAS, the service and sacrifice of Ramsey County Suburban Law Enforcement officers <br />killed in the line of duty will be honored during the Suburban Ramsey County Law Enforcement <br />Memorial Ceremony, on May 12, 2014. <br />THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED thatthe City of Mounds Viewformally designates May 11- <br />17, 2014, as <br />"Police Week in Mounds View" <br />and publicly salutes the service of law enforcement officers in our community and in communities <br />across the nation. <br />Given under my hand and Seal of the City of Mounds View, this 28h day of April, 2014. <br />Joe Flaherty, Mayor <br />(seal) <br />