Richmond Police Memorial Ceremony
May 14, 2024
WHAT:
Richmond Police Memorial
Ceremony
WHEN:
10 a.m. TOMORROW,
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
WHERE:
Richmond Police Training
Academy, 1202 W. Graham Road
BACKGROUND:
Each year law enforcement
agencies across the country honor those who gave their lives in the line of
duty during National Police Week.
This year’s observance is May 12 through May 18. National Police Week activities offer opportunities of
remembrance and honor while allowing law enforcement, survivors, and the public
to gather and pay homage to those who gave their lives in the line of duty.
Mayor Levar M. Stoney, Chief Administrative Officer Lincoln Saunders, Chief
Rick Edwards, the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Deputy Secretary for Public Safety
& Homeland Security Marcus Anderson, the Richmond Police Department and
community members will honor Richmond’s fallen officers and also remember those
who served the department and passed away in 2023 and to-date in 2024. Family
members of Richmond’s fallen officers will be in attendance to lay a wreath at
the memorial stone.
Members of the public and the media are invited to attend.
