Published: Fri, 05/13/2016 - 9:31am
National Police Week 2016 is Sunday, May 15, 2016 through Saturday, May 21, 2016. In 1962, President Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15 falls, as National Police Week. Established by a joint resolution of Congress in 1962, National Police Week pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others.
First Annual Colorado Candlelight Vigil
The Colorado candlelight vigil will be hosted at the Colorado Law Enforcement Memorial at the Colorado State Patrol Academy on Friday, May 13, 2016 at 7:45 p.m.
15055 South Golden Road, Golden, CO 80401.
This candlelight vigil coincides with the National Law Enforcement Memorial Candlelight Ceremony that taking place in Washington D.C.
Candles, blue glow bracelets for the kids, and commemorative stickers are being provided by the Colorado State Patrol Family Foundation, the Flying Wheels Foundation, Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the Colorado Law Enforcement Memorial committee. Fellowship with light deserts will be available in the CSP Academy cafeteria at the conclusion of the ceremony. There is no cost to attend. The ceremony can be attended in casual clothes and participation whether on or off duty is encouraged. Family and friends are welcome to participate.
If you are unable to attend, the event will be available via a live-streaming website and we hope that you will participate on Social Media in honor of our Colorado Heroes as well as all law enforcement across our Nation.
Ceremony Live Streaming on the Web
Join us via the web Friday, May 13, 2016 at 7:45 pm to view the live streaming video of the Candlelight Vigil at: https://www.youtube.com/user/ColoradoStatePatrol/live
Get Involved By Showing Your Support Socially Using Social Media FaceBook, Twitter, and Instagram
Show your support by changing your profile image on FaceBook, Twitter and Instagram in tribute of the four Colorado Law Enforcement Officer\'s whose names are being added to the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington D.C. on Friday, May 13, 2016 as part of National Police Week. In 1962, President Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15 falls, as National Police Week. Please show your support of Colorado Law Enforcement by changing your profile images on social media in honor of our fallen Colorado heroes as well as the 114 additional names that are being added to the National Memorial in honor of their bravery and sacrifice.
Please change your social media profile images for 24 hours beginning on Friday, May 13, 2016 at 8:00 AM.
To Download the gif file and still image of the candle go to the bottom of this page.
Please post this statement with your profile picture:
Forever in our Hearts: Colorado State Patrol Trooper Taylor Thyfault, Colorado State Patrol Trooper Jaimie Jursevics, Sergeant Sean Renfro, Jefferson County Sheriff\'s Office, and Officer Garrett Swasey, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Police Department.
Show your support by changing your profile image on FaceBook, Twitter and Instagram in tribute of the four Colorado Law Enforcement Officer\'s whose names are being added to the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington D.C. on Friday, May 13, 2016 as part of National Police Week. For more information or to download the profile and cover images, visit: https://www.colorado.gov/csp/candlelightvigil
Keynote Speaker
Chief John Jackson was born and raised in Northeastern Iowa. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa and his Master's Degree in Administration of Criminal Justice from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. He is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy's Session #236, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar, the Senior Management Institute for Police Session # 60 class, the International Association of Chiefs of Police Leading Police Organizations class, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Northwestern University's Advanced Supervision classes, and Situational Leadership for Law Enforcement class. Chief Jackson has more than 28 years of police service including experience in most all positions and ranks of a municipal police department up to and include, serving as the Chief of Police in both rural and urban cities in the State of Colorado.
Currently the Chief of Police in Greenwood Village, a southern suburb contiguous to Denver, Chief Jackson is currently the immediate Past-President of the Executive Board for the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) and has also been the Legislative Chair for CACP for the past three years. In that capacity, Chief Jackson was appointed by the Governor to serve on the task force which was empaneled to implement the recreational marijuana laws for the State of Colorado, and served several others committee appointments. He has spent countless hours working to professionally seat the marijuana issue in a way that is the least most obtrusive to the myriad of public safety issues it presents.
