Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Week, 2014 |
| May 13, 2014 |
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The Bonners Ferry Police Department announces
the week of May 12 as the nation-wide observance
of “Police Officers’ Memorial Week,” with a
ceremony taking place Thursday, May 15 in
Washington D.C. The City of Bonners Ferry will fly all city flags at half staff in memory of those officers killed in the line of duty. Additionally, all Bonners Ferry Police Officers will wear a black shroud or mourning band over their shields to remember those brothers and sisters who were lost. There are a total of 20,267 names of officers killed in the line of duty, whose names are engraved on the National Police Memorial in Washington D.C. So far, 2014 has been a deadly year for police officers with a total of 41 officers killed so far. 38 have been men and 3 were women. The Los Angeles Police Department has lost a total of 5 officers so far this year. Alaska State Troopers also had two officers killed in a violent assault in the last month. The City of New York leads the nation in police deaths with 697. The state of Texas is tops by state with 1,625 officers, deputies and troopers killed in the line of duty. The state of Idaho has lost a total of 60 law enforcement officers who were killed in the line of duty. Please join in remembering those brave men and women who gave all to defend our freedoms. When you see a uniformed officer on the street, please tell them what they do matters to you. For more information, please see the National Law Enforcement Memorial Page at http://www.nleomf.org/ . |