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Attachment A It �- %VEN HILLS CITY OF ARDEN HILLS COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA PROCLAMATION To recognize National Police Week 2020 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; and WHEREAS, over 60,000 assaults against law enforcement officers are reported each year, resulting in approximately 17,000 injuries; and WHEREAS, since the first recorded death in 1791, almost 21,000 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; and WHEREAS, the names of these dedicated public servants are engraved on the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.; and WHEREAS, in 2019, 146 officers were killed nationwide in the line of duty and their names will be added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial this spring; and 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 Virtual Candlelight Vigil on May 13, 2020; and WHEREAS, on May 15, 2020, the service and sacrifice of all officers killed in the line of duty will be honored by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund and the Minnesota Law Enforcement Memorial Association; and WHEREAS, May 15, 2020 is designated as National Peace Officers' Memorial Day in honor of all fallen officers and their families; and WHEREAS, the service and sacrifice of Ramsey County Suburban Law Enforcement officers killed in the line of duty will be honored during the Suburban Ramsey County Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony later this year.