Police Officer Memorial Group of Stanislaus County





Their duty was to protect and serve . . . Our duty is to remember.

In 2002, the Peace Officer Memorial Group of Stanislaus Count was created to inform the people of Stanislaus County about law enforcement officers who had given their lives to keep the community safe. Its primary goals are to educate the public about officers who die in the line of duty, to support and assist the families of those officers, and to raise public awareness about and attendance at the Stanislaus County, State and National memorials for fallen officers. 

2012 EVENTS

On October 1, 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed Public Law 87-726, making May 15th Peace Officer Memorial Day to honor those peace officers who gave their lives in the line of duty.

This honorable day has since been turned into National Peace Officer Memorial Week, which will be May 13th through the 19th this year. The Peace Officer Memorial Group planned some special events for May each year.

May 2nd - Stanislaus County Peace Officer Memorial

Lakewood Memorial Park www.scpoanews.com
Area law enforcement agencies come together at 10 am to remember the 170 peace officers nationwide and the 10 peace officers in California who gave their lives in 2010 as well as the 14 Stanislaus County Peace Officers who have given their lives since 1935. The ceremony is beautiful and all are welcome to attend.  Click here for a shorts news program hosted by David Jones, the Public Information Officer for Stanislaus County, about 2010's event.  The Peace Officer segment is after the story of the firefighter

 

May 7th - California Peace Officer Memorial

Held at the State Capitol in Sacramento. Law enforcement from throughout California attend this event. The ceremony is beautiful with thousands in attendance including surviving family members from 2009 and prior years. All are welcome to attend. This ceremony occurs every year at the Peace Officer Memorial monument located across from the Capitol building. Fallen officer information

 

May 6th - Foot Pursuit

Area law enforcement join together with community members at East La Loma Park for a one mile run and 5K/10K race. Last year, over 117 runners showed with the age range between 6 and 65!    It was a great time!   Download the signup form here   or sign up through Active.com!!

 

May 15th - Peace Officer Memorial Day

By order of the President of the United States, flags are flown at half staff this day to honor the officers across the nation whose lives have been lost in the line of duty. Peace Officers Memorial Day
We commemorate this special day with a short program at 6:30 pm at Earl Scott Park in Hughson (7212 Rhapsody Lane).. There will also be a beautiful balloon release in honor of the fallen officers from Stanislaus County.

May 26th - May Day Motorcycle Run

This run begins at Mitchell’s Harley Davidson, 500 N. Carpenter Road, Modesto. Pre-registration and formation began at 10 am. The run is in honor of Sgt Steve May, injured in a traffic collision on 7-29-02 who never regained consciousness and passed away 7-23-10 as well as in honor of the other 13 fallen officers in Stanislaus County. Last year, we had about 200 riders.  For questions about the ride, contact Nikki.

May Day Poster

May Day Ride Registration

 

NEW FOR 2012 - September 30th - The Foot Pursuit Half Marathon

Area law enforcement will join together with community members to run the Peace Officer Memorial Group's first ever Half Marathon Foot Pursuit!  This will include a fun run for kids and a 5K for those who prefer their races a little shorter!  There will also be bands on hand, vendor booths and Police demonstrations!  Click here to register via Active.com.   

 

 

Memorial Banners Numerous businesses in Stanislaus County have helped the Peace Officer Memorial Group by their sponsorship of taglines on the Group's banners. These banners were displayed in downtown Modesto, downtown Ceres and downtown Hughson.  We will be reinstating this program in 2012.   Contact us to sponsor a banner and have your business name displayed from April until the end of May!
Anyone interested in sponsoring a tagline for 2012 should contact Gail Smith.
Locally, fourteen men have given their lives to keep our community safe. These men are honored in the Memorial Group brochure(PDF.)
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