SCHERERVILLE â Dozens gathered Friday on the lawn across from the Schererville Police Department for a prayer service in honor of fallen law enforcement officers.Â
Around noon, residents, town officials and Schererville police joined in prayer near the town s 9/11 Memorial to honor law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty.Â
The prayer was led by the Rev. Lev Holowaty of Descent of the Holy Spirit Orthodox Church.Â
The service was a part of the department s annual Police Memorial, which is held in conjunction with National Peace Officers Memorial Day on May 15, and National Police Week, which occurs the week in which May 15 falls, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.Â
After one of the deadliest years for law enforcement on record, community members gathered to honor fallen officers in Collier County Thursday evening.
Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen of Alexandria honors courage and sacrifices of law enforcement officers
Peace Officers Memorial Day will be observed on Saturday, May 15. National Police Week is observed between May 9 and May 15 this year as well. 10:49 am, May 14, 2021 ×
The Minnesota Senate passed a resolution on Thursday, May 13 honoring Peace Officers Memorial Day.
This year, the event, which recognizes the service and sacrifice of federal, state, and local law enforcement officers, will be observed on Saturday, May 15. National Police Week is observed between May 9 and May 15 this year as well.
State Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen, R-Alexandria, a former Douglas County sheriff, released a statement showing his support of the event.
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Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) finds calls to abolish the police “asinine and uneducated,” she told Breitbart News during an interview at a “Back the Blue” bike tour stop members of Congress made Thursday in honor of National Police Week.
Cammack, a freshman congresswoman whose husband is a firefighter and SWAT medic, spoke at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC, on Thursday morning as part of the event, where she remarked on her husband’s job and challenged Democrats to go for an “educational ride-along” to better understand police officers’ day-to-day experiences.
“I’d like to talk to you today not as a member of Congress but as the wife of a first responder,” Cammack began. “Right now, my husband’s on his way to work. He’s headed to a SWAT callout. He’s on his way to a SWAT callout, and this is just a normal everyday for us, but the feeling in the pit of my stomach never changes.”
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