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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />PROCLAMATION <br /> <br />To recognize National Police Week 2020 and to honor the service and sacrifice <br />of those law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty while protecting <br />our communities and safeguarding our democracy <br /> <br />WHEREAS, there are approximately 900,000 law enforcement officers serving in <br />communities across the United States, including the dedicated members of the Ramsey County <br />Sheriff’s Office; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, over 60,000 assaults against law enforcement officers are reported each <br />year, resulting in approximately 17,000 injuries; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, since the first recorded death in 1791, almost 21,000 law enforcement <br />officers in the United States have made the ultimate sacrifice and been killed in the line of duty, <br />including four members of the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the names of these dedicated public servants are engraved on the walls of <br />the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in 2019, 146 officers were killed nationwide in the line of duty and their <br />names will be added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial this spring; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the service and sacrifice of all officers killed in the line of duty will be <br />honored during the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund’s Virtual Candlelight <br />Vigil on May 13, 2020; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on May 15, 2020, the service and sacrifice of all officers killed in the line <br />of duty will be honored by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund and the <br />Minnesota Law Enforcement Memorial Association; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, May 15, 2020 is designated as National Peace Officers’ Memorial Day in <br />honor of all fallen officers and their families; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the service and sacrifice of Ramsey County Suburban Law Enforcement <br />officers killed in the line of duty will be honored during the Suburban Ramsey County Law <br />Enforcement Memorial Ceremony later this year.