Local Grand Valley law enforcement agencies hold special flag ceremony
On Monday morning, law enforcement agencies around the Grand Valley came together to commemorate those who have fallen and pay their respects.
Mesa County Sheriff Todd Rowell states, 'We celebrate those who are working in this job right now who continue to provide service to our community, but we also take time to remember those that have lost their lives in the line of duty.'
From the Grand Junction Police Department to the Fruita P.D., coming together shows how important it is to keep those strong relationships with their partners, despite the size of the agency.
Nick Peck, lieutenant for the Fruita Police Department, states, 'Crime doesn't know boundaries and jurisdictions. So the better relationship that we have together, the better service that the community is able to receive, and the victims are also able to get a better level of service as well.'
'These are people that are part of our communities, willing to put the uniform on and respond to different calls in our community, some of them are dangerous,' Rowell said.
Grand Junction Police Department Police Chief Matt Smith states, 'In 1962, President John F. Kennedy formally recognized May 15 of each year as Peace Officers Memorial Day, with a proclamation that reads in part as follows: 'whereas the police officers of America have worked devotedly and selflessly on behalf of the people of this nation, regardless of the peril or the hazards to themselves, and whereas these officers have safeguarded the lives and property of their fellow Americans, and whereas by the enforcement of our laws, these same officers have given our country internal freedom from fear of violence and civil disorder that presently affect other nations, whereas these men and women, by their patriotic service and their dedicated efforts, have earned the gratitude of the Republic, we are grateful to the men and women who have committed their professional lives to serving their communities, and also to the families who send their loved ones out the door each day to do this job.''
Sheriff Rowell tells WesternSlopeNow about the importance of recognizing those who have fallen and the significance of bringing the ones who battle crime every day home to their loved ones.
Rowell states, 'There's some things we are not in control of, but the most important thing to me is that our members of our law enforcement family make it home to their family every night.'
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