Tiverton Police Department: National Police Week

Press release from the Tiverton Police Department:

May 11, 2021

This Saturday is National Peace Officer Memorial Day. Approved on October 1, 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed into law a day honoring law enforcement officers national wide. To pay tribute to the law enforcement officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country and to voice our appreciation for all those who currently serve on the front lines of the battle against crime, the Congress, by a joint resolution approved October 1, 1962 (75 Stat.676), has authorized and requested the President to designate May 15 of each year as “Peace Officers Memorial Day,” and the week in which it falls as “National Police Week” and by Public Law, 103-322 (36 U.S.C. 175) has requested that the flag be flown at half-staff on Peace Officers’ Memorial Day.

This press release was produced by the Tiverton Police Department. The views expressed here are the author’s own.