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Upcoming KS COPS Events
KS
COPS Meetings
The next meeting of the Kansas Chapter will be a pool party
and cook-out at the home of chapter president Anne McDanel, in
Hutchinson, KS. This will begin at 11 AM on Saturday,
August 14th, 2010 at 902 Lochinvar Lane in Hutch. You can
RSVP to this event to let us know you are coming, by either
emailing
mcdanel902@att.net
or calling the McDanels at (62) 662-5431.
If you need more information, e-mail
info@kscops.org
or click on the "Newsletter" link on the home page.
 KANSAS LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL
The 28th annual
Kansas Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony
was observed May 6-7, 2010 on the Statehouse grounds of our
state Capitol in Topeka. The memorial
began with a solemn Candle-light Vigil at 8:30 PM
the evening of Thursday, May 6 at the Law Enforcement Memorial
on the statehouse grounds. The Candlelight Vigil is sponsored by
the Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary, Topeka #3.
The following day, on Friday, May 7th, the office of Attorney
General Steven Six hosted a survivor family reception
at 11 AM on the first floor of the Statehouse, south wing.
At Noon on Friday, the Governor Mark Parkinson and Attorney
General Steven Six spoke at the
28th
Annual Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony.
This year we gave special tribute to Sedgwick County Sheriff
Deputy Brian Etheridge, who was killed in an
ambush on September 28, 2009.
NATIONAL
POLICE WEEK
The week of May 9-15, 2010, survivors, fellow officers and others
from across the country gathered in Washington D.C. to honor
National Police Week.Fourteen first-year surviving family members
from Kansas made the trip for the National ceremony, as well
as three support staff from Kansas COPS.
For more information on the National
event, check out the
National
Law Enforcement Memorial Fund on the web.
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