HomeMy WebLinkAboutNational Police Week 2019Dated this 7h day of May 2019.
PROCLAMATION
NATIONAL POLICE WEEK 2019
May 12-18, 2019
WHEREAS, the week of May 12-18, 2019, is National Police Week in the United States; and
WHEREAS, there are approximately 900,000 law enforcement officers service in communities
across the United States, including the dedicated members of the Edina Police
Department; and
WHEREAS, over 60,000 assaults against law enforcement officers are reported each year,
resulting in approximately 17,000 injuries; and
WHEREAS, since the first recorded death in 1791, a total of 21,000 law enforcement officers in the
United States have made the ultimate sacrifice and been killed in the line of duty; and
WHEREAS, the names of these dedicated public servants are engraved on the walls of the
National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, D.C., and
WHEREAS, 371 new names of fallen heroes are being added to the National Law Enforcement
Memorial this spring, including 158 officers killed in 2018 and 231 officers who died in
previous years but whose stories of sacrifice had been lost to history until now; and
WHEREAS, the service and sacrifice of all officers killed in the line of duty will be honored during
the National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Fund's 3 I st Annual Candlelight
Vigil, on May 13, 2019, in Washington, D.C.; and
WHEREAS, the Candlelight Vigil is part of National Police Week, which takes place this year on
May 12 — 18; and
WHEREAS, May 15 is designated as Peace Officers Memorial Day, in honor of all the fallen officers
and their families and U.S. Flags should be flown at half-staff;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Edina, MN, hereby proclai s May 12-18, 2019,
as
National Police Week
In the City of Edina, MN and call upon the people of Edina to observe this weel in h• nor of the men
and women whose diligence and professionalism keep the residents and City of Ed na safe.
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