Wreathlaying Video Now Online!
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October 20, 2008
AG Mukasey, Law Enforcement Officers and Survivors Mark the 17th Anniversary of Memorial
Wreathlaying Day ceremony commemorates the 1991 dedication of national monument to fallen officers. Use VIDEO BAR on the right to watch video from the event.Washington, DC — With U.S. Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey leading the tributes, loved ones and colleagues of law enforcement officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice gathered in the nation’s
October 16, 2008
Crime May be Down, but Police Chiefs Still Worry about Officer Safety
By Kevin MorisonNLEOMF Approximately 175 police chiefs, sheriffs, mayors, law enforcement policymakers and practitioners from across the country came together in Washington, DC, yesterday to discuss the state of crime in the U.S. and to help map out a crime-fighting agenda for the future. Organized by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), the National Violent
October 9, 2008
Maryland Enacts New Protections for Transit Officers
The state of Maryland has taken an important step to help protect Metro Transit Police officers within its jurisdiction. Effective October 1, it became a felony under Maryland law to assault a Metro Transit Police officer. Previously, such crimes were considered a misdemeanor offense. Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley signed the legislation, which includes Metro Transit
October 7, 2008
A Deadly Three Months for U.S. Law Enforcement
As thousands of mourners packed the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul or watched on a huge screen erected in Logan Circle across the street, the Philadelphia Police Department laid to rest another fallen hero Tuesday morning. The funeral of Sergeant Patrick McDonald was a sad and poignant end to a deadly three months
October 1, 2008
“I’ve been shot. But I’m okay….”
By Kevin MorisonNLEOMF “I’ve been shot. But I’m okay. I think the vest got it.” Those are the chilling words Alexandria (VA) Police Officer Kyle Russell called in on his radio Tuesday night soon after he had pulled over a man for driving erratically on Interstate 395 outside Washington, DC. The driver pulled a .45-caliber
September 25, 2008
Sadness, Anger and Disbelief over the Loss of another Philadelphia Police Officer
by Kevin MorisonNLEOMFUPDATE: Mayor Nutter, Commissioner Ramsey and other Philadelphia Police officials express their outrage over the shooting death of Officer McDonald. Calling the recent rash of attacks on officers something he has never seen in 40 years of policing, Ramsey questioned why cop killer Daniel Giddings, who had a history of disruptive behavior behind
September 24, 2008
Fallen Officers Remembered for Hispanic Heritage Month
Washington, DC – In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, leaders of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) and the Hispanic law enforcement community gathered Monday in Washington, DC, to pay tribute to the 637 Hispanic law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty throughout U.S. history. The wreathlaying ceremony took
September 16, 2008
9/11 Wreathlaying Ceremony
Staff and supporters of the NLEOMF gathered at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial early Thursday morning to remember and honor the 72 law enforcement officers who died during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001—the deadliest day in U.S. law enforcement history. With cool, clear skies overhead, staff read a roll call of the
September 11, 2008
Virginia Judge Gets Creative–Sentences Driver to Help Publicize “Move Over” Law
By Kevin MorisonNLEOMF A Fairfax County (VA) judge has come up with a novel sentence for a drunk driver who slammed into a parked Virginia State Police cruiser last April and seriously injured a trooper: 45 days in jail, plus 100 hours helping publicize Virginia’s “Move Over” law that requires drivers to exercise caution around
September 5, 2008