HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019 05-13 National Police WeekCITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
Proclamation
TO RECOGNIZE NATIONAL POLICE WEEK2019 AND TO HONOR THE
SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF THOSE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
KILLED IN THE LINE OFDUTY WHILE PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITIES
AND SAFEGUARDING OUR DEMOCRACY
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WHEREAS, there are over 900,000 law enforcement officers serving in communities across the United
States, including the dedicated members of the MOUNDS VIEW POLICE DEPARTMENT;
WHEREAS, there have been 60,211 assaults against law enforcement officers in 2017, resulting in
approximately 17,476 injuries;
WHEREAS, since the first recorded death in 1786, over 21,000 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, 371 names of fallen heroes are being added to the National Law Enforcement Officers
Memorial this spring, including 158 officers killed in 2018 and 213 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 31st Annual Candlelight Vigil, on the evening of May 13,
2019;
WHEREAS, the service and sacrifice of all officers killed in the line of duty will be honored during the
MINNESOTA LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION'S Annual Candlelight Vigil, on the
evening of May 15, 2019;
WHEREAS, the Candlelight Vigil is part of National Police Week, which takes place this year from May 12-
18;
WHEREAS, May 15 is designated as Peace Officers Memorial Day, in honor of all fallen officers and their
families;
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 MEMORIAL CEREMONY, on May 16,2019;
THERFFGR:E, BE IT RESOLVED that the MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL formally designates May
12-18, 2019, as Police Week in THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW, and publicly salutes the service of law
enforcement officers in our community and in communities across the nation.
(SEAL.)
Given under my hand and seal of the City of Mounds View this 13th day of May, 2019.
Carol A. Mueller, Mayor