13th Annual Law Ride

Video contributed by Elvert Barnes An estimated 1,100 motorcycle riders – among them, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters – made the annual trek from RFK Stadium to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial this morning for the 13th Annual Law Ride and Wreath Laying Ceremony. Law Ride pays tribute to law enforcement officers killed in …

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National Police Week at the Newseum: Free Admission for Cops

Rod Dreher, a columnist with the Dallas Morning News newspaper once remarked that “there are three kinds of people who run toward disaster, not away: cops, firemen and reporters.” In recognition of the special (and certainly imperfect) relationship between cops and reporters, and to commemorate National Police Week, the Newseum is inviting members of the …

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14th Annual Blue Mass

Hundreds of law enforcement officers and supporters gathered in St. Patrick Church in downtown Washington, DC, today to remember and pray for officers killed in the line of duty during 2007. Now in its 14th year, the Annual Blue Mass provides an uplifting prelude to National Police Week 2008, which officially begins May 11. In …

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Engraving Day

On Tuesday, April 29, as family members and fellow officers looked on, Officer Luke Hoffman’s name was inscribed on the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial during the annual Engraving Day ceremony. He is among 358 fallen law enforcement officers nationwide whose names are being added to the Memorial this spring. Engraving Day …

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Reflections on 9-11

By Craig W. Floyd NLEOMF Chairman and CEO   Craig Floyd authored this essay on the events of September 11, 2001, one year after the terrorists struck our nation. His reflections remain poignant on this, the seventh anniversary of 9-11, the deadliest day in U.S. law enforcement history. It has been a year since 9-11, …

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