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Proclamation honoring the Annual Police Memorial Service on May 9, 2008 and declaring May 11- May 17, 2008 "Police Week" in Allegheny County.
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WHEREAS, there are approximately 900,000 law enforcement officers serving in communities across the United States; and
WHEREAS, at least 58,000 assaults against law enforcement officers are reported each year, resulting in 16,000 injuries; and
WHEREAS, since the first recorded death in 1792, more than 18,000 law enforcement officers in the United States have sacrificed their lives in the line of duty; and
WHEREAS, the names of these dedicated public servants are engraved on the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, which was dedicated in 1991 in Washington, D.C.; and
WHEREAS, the Allegheny County Borough and Township Police Association, which is made up of various law personnel from throughout the County, has long recognized its obligation to honor fallen police officers from Allegheny County;
WHEREAS, the Association maintains three Police Monuments within Allegheny County to pay tribute to fallen officers, with one monument located at the Allegheny County Police Training Academy in North Park, one on the third floor of the Allegheny County Courthouse, and the third located next to the Allegheny County Police Barracks in South Park; and
WHEREAS, the Association will hold their Annual Memorial Service, which will be open to the general public, on Friday, May 9, 2008 at the Police Memorial in South Park;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, Allegheny County Council joins with the Allegheny County Borough and Township Police Association to pay tribute to our fallen heroes. We honor the sacrifice that our fallen officers have made in order to protect the citizens of Allegheny County, and as such, we declare May 11- May 17, 2008 “Police Week” in Allegheny County.