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Background Article

Generic Museum Article to help write a general piece about the museum.

Press Releases

Selected press releases from the National Law Enforcement Museum:

2021

• Center for Officer Safety and Wellness at the National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum to Offer a Video Presentation in a Collaborative Effort to Reduce Officer Suicides – May 9, 2021
• National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Highlights Achievements With National Officer Safety and Wellness Awards – May 9, 2021
• Center for Officer Safety and Wellness at the National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum Highlights Importance of Physical Fitness with Video Series, Wake Up, Work Out, Get Healthy – May 6, 2021
• Fallen Law Enforcement Officers to be Honored During Virtual Candlelight Vigil on May 13 – May 5, 2021
• Bio-One, Inc to Partner with National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund in Honoring American Law Enforcement – May 5, 2021
• National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum Announces December 2020 Officers of the Month – February 2, 2021
• National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum to Honor Black Law Enforcement Trailblazers during Black History Month – January 27, 2021
  

  2020

• National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund to Release 2020 Fatalities Report – December 31, 2020
• Aaron Slater Appointed to National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum Board of Directors – December 8, 2020
• Adam R. Rose Appointed to National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum Board of Directors – December 8, 2020
• Reverend Markel Hutchins Appointed to National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum Board of Directors – December 8, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum Forms COVID-19 Task Force for Officer Safety and Wellness – November 11, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum’s Destination Zero Program to Host Conference and Awards Ceremony – November 5, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum Announces October 2020 Officer of the Month – November 4, 2020
• Former Major Cities Chiefs President Tom Manger to Keynote National Officer Safety and Wellness Conference – October 27, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum Expands Development Team – October 23, 2020
• Scientific Justice: Solving Crimes in “The People’s Lab” – October 22, 2020
• Caitlin Clark-Zigmond appointed to National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum Board of Directors – October 21, 2020
• Andrew Matthews Appointed to National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum Board of Directors – October 20, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum Announces September 2020 Officer of the Month – October 14, 2020
• Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum Announces New Board Members – October 8, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum’s Destination Zero Program to Host Officer Safety and Wellness Conference – October 7, 2020
• Conversation on Suicide Prevention in Law Enforcement – October 6, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum to Participate in “National Faith and Blue Weekend” – September 30, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum to Host “Weekend of Remembrance” October 10-11, 2020 – September 29, 2020
• Conversation on Crisis and Homeless Intervention Strategies: Paths to Progress and Understanding – September 24, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum to Host Safer Streets Week, October 5-12, 2020 – September 23, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum Announces August 2020 Officer of the Month – September 17, 2020
• Technology, Training and New Policing Guidelines: Examining How to Combat Crime in an Era of Elevated Scrutiny – September 15, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum to Host 9/11 Memorial Service – September 3, 2020
• Equitable Policing During the Coronavirus Pandemic: the Expanded Role of Law Enforcement in the Community – September 1, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum to Host National Run for the Badge 5K on Saturday, October 10, 2020 – August 19, 2020
• Panel of Experts Discuss What Is and Isn’t Working in Current Law Enforcement Anti-Bias Programs – August 18, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum Announces July 2020 Officer of the Month – August 13, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum Congratulates Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers on 50th Anniversary – August 11, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum to Host Virtual Panel Discussion on Law Enforcement Anti-Bias Training – July 28, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum Names Lori Sharpe Day, Justice Department Alum and Long-Time Ashcroft Associate as New Board Chair – July 23, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum Announces June 2020 Officer of the Month – July 21, 2020
• 65 Law Enforcement Line-of-Duty Deaths in First Half of 2020 – July 14, 2020
• Registration Open for Law Enforcement – Panel Discussion: Keeping Officers’ Names Off the Wall – July 7, 2020
• New Report on 2020 Mid-Year Law Enforcement Officer Fatalities to be Released July 14 – July 7, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum Unveils Virtual Bulletin Board for Law Enforcement and Community Relations – June 25, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum to Host Conversation on Jail Diversion Project – June 16, 2020
• MAGLITE® Joins National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum as Partner for Honoring American Law Enforcement – May 18, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum to Host Program Recognizing 10-Year Anniversary of Heroism – May 15, 2020
• Facial Recognition in Law Enforcement: A New Normal – April 7, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Board Chair Stepping Down After 12 Years of Service to Organization – March 27, 2020
• Fallen Law Enforcement Officers to be Honored During Virtual Candlelight Vigil on May 13 – March 19, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Museum Announces Temporary Closure – March 13, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Museum Hosts Free Family Fun Day – March 3, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum to Host Women’s History Month Program – February 25, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum Announces January 2020 Officer of the Month – February 13, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum Launches Public Programs Forum – February 11, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum Announces 2019 Officers of the Month – January 22, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum to Host Black History Month Program – January 21, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum to host Restorative Justice conversation – January 9, 2020
• National Law Enforcement Museum Celebrates Law Enforcement Appreciation Day – January 7, 2020
  

  2019

• President Trump Signs Museum Coin Bill – December 20, 2019
• National Law Enforcement Museum Announces Crimes UnCased Winner – December 16, 2019
• National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum Offers Free Admission to Veterans – November 7, 2019
• National Law Enforcement Museum Teams with Special Olympics District of Columbia to Honor Law Enforcement – September 20, 2019
• National Law Enforcement Museum Launches Crimes (Un)Cased – August 8, 2019
• National Law Enforcement Museum hosts Law Enforcement Appreciation Weekend at Tysons Corner Center August 2-3 on the Plaza – July 25, 2019
• National Law Enforcement Museum Marks Stonewall Riots Anniversary with Panel Discussion – June 14, 2019
• National Law Enforcement Museum Presents Retired LAPD Detective Tom Lange at CrimeCon – June 6, 2019
• ‘Witness: 50 Years of Change for Law Enforcement and the LGBTQ Community’ on Thursday, June 13 – June 4, 2019
• National Law Enforcement Museum Hosts Free Family Fun Day – May 23, 2019
• National Law Enforcement Museum Ad Campaign Highlights “True Law” Stories – May 20, 2019
• National Law Enforcement Museum Hosts Free Family Fun Day! – January 16, 2019
• National Law Enforcement Museum Open During Federal Government Shutdown – January 8, 2019
  

  2018

• Museum to Host An Evening with Chief Cathy Lanier – December 6, 2018
• National Law Enforcement Museum Hosts Opioid Panel Discussion – November 16, 2018
• National Law Enforcement Museum Announces New Public Programs – November 8, 2018
• National Law Enforcement Museum Announces Major Donation from FirstNet Team at AT&T – October 30, 2018
• National Law Enforcement Museum Officially Opens to the Public – October 17, 2018
• National Law Enforcement Museum to Celebrate Public Opening with Family-Friendly Community Day – October 10, 2018
• Rod Rosenstein, Deputy U.S. Attorney General to Speak Tomorrow at the National Law Enforcement Museum Opening Ceremony – October 10, 2018
• National Law Enforcement Museum Unveils Interactive 911 Exhibit – October 9, 2018
• National Law Enforcement Museum to Host Opening Ceremony and Ribbon Cutting Ahead of Public Grand Opening – October 4, 2018
• National Law Enforcement Museum to Host Media Preview Day Ahead of Grand Opening – September 26, 2018
• National Law Enforcement Museum Announces First Changing Exhibit; Will Examine Law Enforcement and Community Relations – September 24, 2018
• National Law Enforcement Museum to Display Artifacts, First Responder Perspectives from September 11 Terrorist Attacks – September 11, 2018
• National Law Enforcement Museum Announces Initial Exhibits Aimed at Providing a “Walk-in the Shoes” Experience – August 16, 2018
• National Law Enforcement Museum and the Illumination Project Announce Launch of the Affinity Project – June 25, 2018
• National Law Enforcement Museum to Receive Original 9-1-1 Phone Marking the 50th Anniversary of First Official Call – May 31, 2018
• National Law Enforcement Museum Announces Grand Opening This Fall – May 16, 2018
  

  2017

• William J. Bratton speaks as part of the ‘Conversation on Law Enforcement’ Series – November 2, 2017
• David L. Brant Named National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Chief Operating Officer and National Law Enforcement Museum Executive Director – June 6, 2017
  

  2016

• Memorial Fund Secures Landmark Financing to Build New Museum – January 28, 2016
  

  2012

• Motorola Solutions and the Motorola Solutions Foundation Contribute $15 Million to the National Law Enforcement Museum – October 11, 2012
  

  2010

• National Law Enforcement Museum Ground Breaking – October 14, 2010

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