Life is a gift. Working to help save lives is a choice. During Police Week we can take the time to honor that choice and hold in memory those who gave their life for it.
Members of public safety make the choice every day to respond to calls for assistance, to run toward emergencies and to make a difference for the good in this world. Officers are grateful each day for the chance to do the work, to drive cool cars, to solve crimes, to be able to work in and out-of-doors and to interact with our communities to build positive connections. While they would never want to be called heroes, they usually prefer to be quietly heroic in their actions, their perseverance and their search for justice.
During Police Week, 2023, 5/15 – 5/20, we will take the time to remember, to honor and to be grateful. We hold in memorial our own Officer Scott Patrick, #2231, who was shot on a traffic stop July 30, 2014. This week feels especially important as we feel deeply connected to recent losses suffered by neighboring cities and states and we hold them close in our hearts and mourn with them. We feel deeply for the families and friends left behind.
If you haven’t been to the Peace Officer Memorial in St Paul, MN, a great time to visit is during the ceremony on May 14, 2023: mnlema.org/events/
For a list of Minnesota's fallen officers, more information on Police Week and ways to support the families of fallen officers, visit: mnlema.org/mn-fallen-officers/