DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board proclaimed the week of May 15 as National Police Week during its meeting last week.

 

Congress and the president have designated May 15 as Peace Officers' Memorial Day and the week in which May 15 falls as National Police Week. 

 

Law enforcement members play a vital public service, the proclamation said. To recognize this, the town hall flag will be flown at half-staff on May 15 in remembrance of officers who have died while serving.

 

The initiative attempts to demonstrate the importance of knowing the "duties, responsibilities, responsibilities, hazards, and sacrifices of the law enforcement agencies," the proclamation said. 

 

The Select Board calls upon the Dalton citizens and "patriotic, civic, and educational organizations" to observe the week "with appropriate ceremonies and observances in which people may join in commemorating law enforcement officers, past and present," the proclamation said.  

 

The declaration also attempts to demonstrate the importance of  law enforcement recognizing their duty to serve people by "safeguarding life and property," "protecting them against violence and disorder," and "protecting the innocent against deception and the weak against oppression," the proclamation said.  

 

The Select Board calls upon citizens to honor the law enforcement officers who died "through their courageous deeds" or have become disabled while performing their duty.