Montgomery Police Department Remembers Officers Killed While on Duty
The Montgomery Police Department is pausing to remember officers killed while on duty and their families.
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Fallen Officers Memorial Ceremony Held at Alabama Capitol
The Alabama State Fraternal Order of Police held its annual Fallen Officer Memorial Ceremony at the Alabama Capitol this morning.
Williams Makes 3rd Officer Killed in the Line of Duty from Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office
Lowndes County Sheriff John “Big John” Williams was shot and killed at a gas station in Hayneville Saturday night. This makes the third officer killed in the line of duty from the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page. ODMP is a non-profit organization dedicated to honoring America’s fallen law enforcement heroes. According to the website,…
Alabama sheriff to hold prayer vigil over ‘rampant evil’
CLEVELAND, Ala. (AP) – The sheriff of an Alabama county dealing with several grim cases has organized a prayer vigil. Reports say Blount County Sheriff Mark Moon released a statement Friday about the upset in the “normally quiet and peaceful county.” He didn’t mention specific cases, but said the last month has been trying. Deputies this month found the body…
MPD Honors Fallen Officers
Flags were flying at half staff all across the nation on Wednesday in honor of law enforcement officers who lost their lives while on duty. In 1962 President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day. It is all a part of National Police Week which ends on May 18. In Montgomery, city officials, fellow officers…
MPD Honor Fallen Officers
The Montgomery Police Department payed tribute to its 28 fallen officers and recognized the service of former and current police officers at the 2016 Police Memorial Day Service. Mayor Todd Strange joined Police Chief Earnest Finley in placing a memorial wreath on the Police Memorial. The program will include a Roll Call of Fallen Officers. Immediately following the program, the…
Greenville Celebrates Law Enforcement at 20th Annual Ceremony
Often, being a member of law enforcement is a thankless job. “You know, we’re the guys that unfortunately have to give speeding tickets, cause people won’t voluntarily comply with the law. We have to go to homes where domestic violence is going on, have to make arrests,” says Greenville Police Chief Lonzo Ingram. But at the 20th Annual Law Enforcement…
