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Commissioner Worley - Police Department/Sheriff’s Office - Proclamation - To Proclaim May 10 - 16, 2020 as Law Enforcement Week and May 15, 2020 as Peace Officer’s Memorial Day in Gaston County
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STAFF CONTACT
Chief J. D. Ramey - Gaston County Police Department - 704-866-3321
Sheriff A. Cloninger - Gaston County Sheriff’s Office - 704-869-6860
BACKGROUND
In 1962, President Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15 falls, as National Police Week. Established by a joint resolution of Congress in 1962, National Police Week pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others.
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Proclamation