HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013 05-13 Police Week 2013 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, there are approximately 900,000 law enforcement officers serving in
communities across the United States, including the dedicated members of the Mounds
View Police Department;
WHEREAS, some 60,000 assaults against law enforcement officers are reported
each year, resulting in approximately 16,000 injuries;
WHEREAS, since the first recorded death in 1792, nearly 20,000 law enforcement
officers in the United States have made the ultimate sacrifice and been killed in the line of
duty;
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, 321 new names of fallen heroes are being added to the National Law
Enforcement Officers Memorial this spring, including 120 officers killed in 2012 and 201
officers killed in previous years;
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 25th Annual
Candlelight Vigil in Washington, D.C., on the evening of May 13th, 2013;
WHEREAS, the Candlelight Vigil is part of National Police Week, which takes place
this year locally during the evening of May 15, 2013;
WHEREAS, May 15th is designated as Peace Officers Memorial Day, in honor of all
fallen officers and their families;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Mounds View formally designates
May 12-18, 2013, as
"Police Week in Mounds View"
and publicly salutes the service of law enforcement officers in our community and in
communities across the nation.
Given under my hand and Seal of the City of Mounds View, this 13th day of May, 2013.
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oe Flaherty, Mayor
(seal)