HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 05/15/2012 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING MAY 13-19, 2012 AS POLICE WPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, there are approximately 900,000 law enforcement officers serving in
communities across the United States, including the dedicated members of Fort Collins Police
Services; and
WHEREAS, nearly 60,000 assaults against law enforcement officers are reported each year,
resulting in approximately 16,000 injuries; and
WHEREAS, since the first recorded death in 1791, almost 20,000 law enforcement officers
in the United States have made the ultimate sacrifice and been killed 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 in Washington, D.C.; and
WHEREAS, new names of fallen heroes are being added to the National Law Enforcement
Officers Memorial this spring, including 163 officers killed in 2011 and 199 officers killed in
previous years; and
WHEREAS, the service and sacrifice of all officers killed in the line of duty will be honored
during the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund’s 24th Annual Candlelight Vigil, on
the evening of May 13, 2012, as a part of National Police Week; and
WHEREAS, May 15 is designated as Peace Officers Memorial Day, in honor of all fallen
officers and their families.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Karen Weitkunat, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim the week of May 13 – 19, 2012 as
POLICE WEEK
in Fort Collins and publicly salute the service of law enforcement officers in our community and in
communities across the nation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 15th day of May, A.D. 2012.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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Interim City Clerk