
The redevelopment of what once was Ground Zero passed another milestone Thursday when President Obama helped dedicate the National September 11 Museum in the cavernous foundation hole of the office complex destroyed by the 2001 terror attacks.
Read More →It's hard not to notice the LAPD in mourning. Blue ribbons are tied to trees outside police stations and onto antennas on black-and-white patrol cars.
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Preliminary statistics released today by the FBI show that 27 law enforcement officers were feloniously killed in the line of duty in 2013, a decrease of more than 44 percent when compared to the 49 officers killed in 2012.
Read More →Since the department's inception, 207 officers have made the "ultimate sacrifice," Mayor Eric Garcetti said at an event marking Police Memorial Week.
Read More →Each year, the first full week in May is recognized as National Correctional Officers and Employees Week, commemorating the contributions of correctional officers and personnel who work in jails, prisons, and community corrections.
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The names of 286 U.S. law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty will be formally dedicated on the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington DC during the 26th Annual Candlelight Vigil on the evening of May 13.
Read More →His father, also John Jarmacz, died in 1947 when he fell from a moving police wagon as he struggled with a suspect.
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Thousands of law-enforcement officers on Tuesday attended memorial services for an LAPD motorcycle officer who died after being struck by a suspected DUI driver. Read Full Story Here.
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Officer Christopher Cortijo, 51, was stopped at a red light in Sun Valley on April 5 when his motorcycle was hit from behind by a Chevy Blazer. He succumbed to his injuries four days later.
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A deputy wounded 23 years ago died of his injuries on April 14. He was laid to rest in St. Croix Falls, Wis., this past weekend.
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