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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA PROCLAMATION To recognize National Police Week 2017 and to honor the service and sacrifice of those law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty while protecting our communities and safeguarding our democracy. WHEREAS, there are approximately 900,000 law enforcement officers serving in communities across the United States, including the dedicated members of the RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE; WHEREAS, nearly 15,548 assaults against law enforcement officers in 2016, resulting in approximately 14,453 injuries; WHEREAS, since the first recorded death in 1971, almost 20,000 law enforcement officers in the United States have made the ultimate sacrifice and been killed in the line of duty, including FOUR members of the RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE; WHEREAS, the names of these dedicated public servants are engraved on the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.; WHEREAS, 394 names of fallen heroes are being added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial this spring, including 143 officers killed in 2016 and 251 officers killed in previous years; 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 29th Annual Candlelight Vigil, on the evening of May 14, 2017; WHEREAS, the service and sacrifice of all officers killed in the line of duty will be honored during the MINNESOTA LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION’S Annual Candlelight Vigil, on the evening of May 15, 2017; WHEREAS, the Candlelight Vigil is part of National Police Week, which takes place this year from May 14-20; NOTE: Because May 14, 2017 falls on a Sunday, some events will take place before the official dates of police week 2017.