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Tag: National Police Week
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Biden Touts Efforts to Fund More Police, Pass Gun Control Measures at FOP’s Officer Memorial Service
The president spoke about some of the achievements his administration has prioritized to get more cops on the street, to invest in public safety, to pass gun control measures, and to protect first responders.
May 15, 2024
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282 Fallen Officers to be Honored at Annual Candlelight Vigil During Police Week
The names will be engraved on the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial this April and properly dedicated during the 36th Annual Candlelight Vigil held on the National Mall in Washington, DC, at 8 p.m. on May 13.
April 2, 2024
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Guest Editorial: Why Americans Should Care About National Police Week
In 1991, when we dedicated the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, there were 12,561 names inscribed on that monument. We thought it would be 100 years or more before we would ever run out of space. We were wrong.
May 16, 2023
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Biden’s Police Week Message Slams Police Defunding, Touts Gun Control Measures
"Let’s be very clear. The answer is not to defund the police," Biden said. "It is to provide you with the resources and training to be the partners and protectors of the communities that are in need."
May 15, 2023
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556 Fallen Officers Honored at Annual Police Week Vigil
This year the names of 556 U.S. fallen law enforcement officers were added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, bringing the total number of names to 23,785.
May 15, 2023
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National Law Enforcement Museum Places New Emphasis on Honoring Police
“The board of directors decided that we exist to honor law enforcement. So, we went through the museum, and we removed anything that did not have to do with honoring law enforcement,” Ferranto says. “Any label, any exhibit that did not directly honor professional law enforcement was either edited or removed.”
June 30, 2022
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We've Seen This Movie Before: Current Events Through a Filmmaker's Lens
Shootings, Stabbings, Murder, and Mayhem! Grab a bucket of popcorn and find your seat—the projector is rolling and the show's about to begin.
October 22, 2021
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Photo Essay: National Police Week 2021
The crowd was not there this may, but the emotions of visiting the wall were just as strong.
July 15, 2021
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PA Troopers Union Demands Apology from Governor for Comment About "African American Deaths at Hands of Police"
“Let me be clear: Pennsylvania state troopers support the Juneteenth holiday. But for Gov. Wolf to use his platform to further push a false narrative that police are racist murderers is nothing less than the worst kind of political pandering," said David Kennedy, president of the Pennsylvania State Troopers Association.
May 17, 2021
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National Police Week and a Very Deadly Year
The names of 394 officers who died in the line of duty were added this year to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in our Nation's Capital—362 are those who died during 2020. Meanwhile, law enforcement officers are dying in the line of duty at a rate of nearly one per day in 2021. Where is the outrage?
May 14, 2021
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Virtual Candlelight Vigil for Fallen Officers to be Held on YouTube Thursday
This year’s virtual Candlelight Vigil will honor the 394 fallen officers whose names will be engraved onto the Memorial this year. Due to increased officer fatalities during the COVID-19 pandemic, NLEOMF said it has expanded the Memorial sooner than anticipated.
May 11, 2021
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President Biden Praises, Criticizes Officers in Police Week Proclamation
The proclamation included some talking points from the anti-police movement. "This year, we also recognize that in many of our communities, especially Black and brown communities, there is a deep sense of distrust towards law enforcement; a distrust that has been exacerbated by the recent deaths of several Black and brown people at the hands of law enforcement."
May 10, 2021
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