The Greater Cleveland Peace Officers Memorial Parade is today. Watch it here
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CLEVELAND (WJW) — The city of Cleveland is preparing for the 40th annual Greater Cleveland Peace Officers Memorial Parade.
Police officers were downtown preparing on Friday morning, setting up and reading all the names of the fallen officers. They're expected to read the names at a memorial service at the Peace Officer's Memorial at the end of the parade.
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Police officers from local, county, state and federal agencies throughout the U.S. and Canada will be taking part in the event.
It will also include family members of officers who made the ultimate sacrifice.
The parade starts at 10:30 a.m. at Lakeside Avenue and East 12th Street. Everyone is welcome to attend.
If you live on the west side, you can actually catch a convoy of officers on their way down to the start of the parade. They plan to leave Lorain at 9 a.m. and proceed down state Route 6, or Lake Road, to get to the start of the downtown parade.
This entire week has been dedicated to fallen police officers and today's annual parade is a way to bring everyone together to honor them all.
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If you are headed downtown, please be aware that parking restrictions around the parade route are in place until 4 p.m. Parking will be prohibited on:
East 12th Street from Lakeside Avenue to Superior Avenue East and West
Ontario Street from Superior Avenue to Lakeside Avenue East and West
Lakeside Avenue from East 13th Street to West 3rd Street North and South
West 3rd Street between Lakeside Avenue and Summit Avenue East and West
Violators will be ticketed and towed, according to police.
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