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Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy
Did You Know?
5/6/2019
Did you know that the idea of a Peace Officers’ Memorial Day came into effect on Oct. 1, 1961, when Congress asked the president to designate May 15 to honor law enforcement officers? President John F. Kennedy signed the bill into law on Oct. 1, 1962. Each year, the president of the United States proclaims May 15 as Peace Officers’ Memorial Day and the calendar week of each year during which May 15 occurs as Police Week.