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PROCLAMATION
Police Week: May 12-18, 2019
To recognize National Police Week 2019 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 Columbia Heights Police Department;
WHEREAS, there have been 60,211 assaults against law enforcement officers in 2017, resulting in
approximately 17,476 injuries;
WHEREAS, since the first recorded death in 1791, over 21,000 law enforcement officers in the United
States have made the ultimate sacrifice, including Curt Ramsdell of the Columbia Heights Police Department
who was killed in the line of duty on July 30, 1977;
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, the service and sacrifice of all officers killed in the line of duty will be honored during the
Minnesota Law Enforcement Memorial Association (LEMA) Candlelight Vigil at the Minnesota Peace Officers
Memorial on the evening of May 15, 2019;
WHEREAS, May 15 is designated as Peace Officers Memorial Day, in honor of all fallen officers and their
families;
THFRFFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Columbia Heights City Council formally designates May 12-18,
2019, as Police Week in the City of Columbia Heights, and publicly salutes the service of law enforcement
officers in our community and in communities across the nation.
May 13, 2019
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Donna K. Schmitt, Mayor