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The Honolulu Police Department will commemorate National Police Week 2024 with various community events throughout the week. National Police Week, which began Sunday and runs through Saturday, is ...
The formal memorial is on May 15, and Police Week is the calendar week in which the memorial falls. Other events of National Police Week include an annual Blue Mass, Candlelight Vigil, Wreath Laying Ceremony, National Police Survivors Conference, [1] Honor Guard Competition, [2] and the Emerald Society & Pipe Band March and Service. [3]
A Blue Mass is a Mass celebrated annually throughout the United States [1] in the Catholic Church for those employed in the "public safety field" (i.e. police officers, firefighters, correctional officers, 911 operators and EMS personnel). [2] The color blue relates to the blue-colored uniforms predominantly used by these services. [3]
National Police Memorial Day is observed in the United States on May 15 to pay tribute to the local, state, and federal law enforcement officers who have died/or permanently disabled, in the line of duty. It also coincides with National Police Week, which is the calendar week in which the memorial falls.
The speech at the National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, an annual event at the U.S. Capitol honoring slain officers across the country, offers Biden an opportunity to speak directly to law ...
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During last year’s Black Bike Week, 600 officers were part of the 2022 operational plan. Organizers say about 300,000 people usually attend the spring bike rally, which takes place May 12 ...
It was founded in 1978. NAPO represents more than 2,000 police units and associations, 241,000 officers, 11,000 retired officers and more than 100,000 others not directly associated with the police. NAPO sponsors the Top Cops award for outstanding achievements by individual police officers. [1] Bill Johnson is Executive Director. [2]