Proclamation: National Police Week
PROCLAMATION
National Police Week May 12 - 18, 2024
WHEREAS, National Police Week in America was created to recognize and honor the service and sacrifice of law enforcement; and
WHEREAS, there are more than 800,000 law enforcement officers serving in communities across the United States, including the dedicated members of the Mead Police Department, who play an essential role in protecting our communities and safeguarding our democracy; and
WHEREAS, since the first recorded death in 1786, there are currently 24,067 law enforcement officers in the United States who have made the ultimate sacrifice and been killed in the line of duty; and;
WHEREAS, 134 officers were killed in the line of duty in 2023, three of whom were fallen Colorado heroes: Sergeant Michael Moran of the Cortez Police Department, Community Parole Officer Christine Guerin-Sandoval of the Colorado Department of Corrections and Officer Julian Becerra of the Fountain Police Department; and
WHEREAS, May 15th is designated as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week of May 12 through May 18, 2024 as National Police Week.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Colleen G. Whitlow, Mayor of the Town of Mead, do hereby proclaim May 12 through May 18, 2024 as National Police Week and urge our citizens to join in commemorating law enforcement officers, past and present who, by their faithful and loyal devotion to their communities, have established for themselves the enduring reputation for preserving the rights and security of all citizens.
Given under my hand and Seal of the Town of Mead, Colorado
On this 13th day of May, 2024
