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Indianapolis officials, survivors mark memorial service, urge continued support for police
Summary
City and state officials read a mayoral proclamation and survivors described long-term impacts after line-of-duty deaths, while union leaders called on the parole board and governor to act in a decades-old murder case.
Indianapolis officials and survivors gathered at The Father’s House on May 2, 2025, for the city’s annual police memorial service, where Mayor Joseph H. Hogsett’s proclamation designating the day as a time to remember fallen officers was read and elected officials, union leaders and survivor family members urged continued support for officers and their families.
The morning included a proclamation read on behalf of the mayor by Indianapolis Chief of Police Chris Bailey: “I, Joseph H. Hogsett, mayor of the city of Indianapolis, do hereby proclaim 05/02/2025 as Police Officers Remembered Service Day in the City of Indianapolis,” asking citizens to join the observation.
The proclamation set the tone for remarks by Lieutenant Governor Mica Beckwith, Attorney General Todd Rokita and others praising police sacrifice and calling for public support. “We will always…
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