Belleville Police Department Celebrates National Police Week
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Vicki Beiersdorf
The Belleville Police Department celebrated National Police Week by spending time with students at the Belleville Elementary School. Additionally, there was a coloring contest. Olivia Palmer, Lila Basco, Elijah Olson, Emily Gomez, and Jimena Balderas-Gamillo were winners in the contest.
The Belleville Police Department celebrated National Police Week. National Police Week runs from May 10-16. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15th as Peace Officer Memorial Day and the week in which the date falls as Police Week.
Currently, tens of thousands of law enforcement officers from around the world converge on Washington, D.C., to participate in a number of planned events which honor those that have paid the ultimate sacrifice.
In Belleville, we had a coloring contest for the Elementary and Intermediate Schools. We received 263 entries...
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