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The 2011 candlelight vigil during National Police Week in Washington, D.C., drew up to 20,000 officers, police survivors, dignitaries, and other law enforcement supporters to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial for the reading of 316 names added to the wall this year. The vigil is organized by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF).
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Discounted ticket packages for law enforcement officers are now available for the IZOD IndyCar series race on Sept. 15 at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana.
Read More →The groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.in the 400 block of E Street, NW. It will be adjacent to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
Read More →In the category of “Other” causes, which includes 301 COVID-19-related deaths, the number of fatalities is 338, an increase of 63% over 2020’s line-of-duty fatalities in this category.
Read More →NLEOMF announced today in its 2017 Preliminary Law Enforcement Fatalities Report that a total of 128 federal, state, local, tribal and territorial officers died in the line of duty over the past year, which is the lowest annual figure since 2013 when 117 officers died. A total of of 143 law enforcement officers died in the line of duty in 2016. This year's 10% decrease reverses three consecutive years of increases in officer deaths.
Read More →We need a better accounting of the number of officers who are maliciously injured on duty.
Read More →Scheduled to open in late 2013, the 55,000-square-foot, mostly underground institution will offer high-tech interactive exhibitions, as well as a vast collection of law enforcement artifacts and dedicated spaces for research and education.
Read More →Following the museum's formal groundbreaking on Oct. 14, workers began this first phase on Jan. 3. The movement of underground utilities and running water should be completed by November.
Read More →DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas spoke of the dangers of law enforcement and the heroism of officers. “There is no such thing as a ‘routine’ or ‘risk-free’ dispatch,” he said.
Read More →The number of U.S. law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty surged nearly 43 percent during the first half of 2010, according to preliminary data released by the NLEOMF. Fatal shootings and traffic-related deaths have increased sharply from 2009 and California, Texas, and Florida have experienced the most fatalities.
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