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Fallen police officers across America will be remembered during National Police Week, which runs from May 9-15 in 2021. The coronavirus has been the cause of more than half the line of duty deaths of American police officers since March 2020. (Shutterstock)
ACROSS AMERICA The biggest effect the coronavirus pandemic had on National Police Week isn t that activities have been postponed, but the number of police officers whose lives and careers were cut short by the virus.
While their names won t be read at the National Police Officers Memorial Service until its Oct. 16 rescheduled date, they will be honored virtually during National Police Week from May 9-16 this year.
10 May 2021
President Joe Biden blamed law enforcement for fueling “distrust” in minority communities in his proclamation declaring Peace Officers Memorial Day and “Police Week.”
Peace Officers Memorial Day, May 15, honors all of the fallen law enforcement officers, as well as Police Week to remember all of the sacrifices from officials and their families across the country.
The president’s statement released Saturday expressed “gratitude for the selfless public servants who wear the badge,” but included a lengthy paragraph raising concerns about the “distrust” that police had created.
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. These deaths have resulted in a profound fear, trauma, pain, and exhaustion for many Black and
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WINDSOR, ONT. The Chatham-Kent Police Service is joining police services across Ontario and Canada in kicking off Police Week, which honours and celebrates the work front-line police officers, 9-1-1 communicators, civilian staff, and all members of our police service do to keep our citizens safe and healthy, especially during the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. This year, Police Week runs from May 9 to 15, 2021. The theme for the week is
Working Together to Keep our Communities Safe which highlights the commitment of police services to develop partnerships that enhance the safety and well-being of everyone in our communities. Police Week was first observed in 1970 and coincides with the Peace Officers Memorial Day, which is recognized internationally on May 15.