Ceremony honors local officers killed on duty Law enforcement officers have also faced an unprecedented amount of scrutiny within the past year as a result of various events happening across the country. Sheriffâs 1st Sgt. Lance Davenport They gathered at a simple memorial outside Fauquierâs jail Wednesday morning to remember three local law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.
The sheriffâs office annual memorial service paid tribute to Charles E. Murray Jr., John Henry Walter and John H. Woodson. The ceremony took place during National Police Week.
Last year âresulted in a large increase of line-of-duty deaths in law enforcement,â sheriffâs 1st Sgt. Lance Davenport said in his featured remarks. âAccording to the Officer Down Memorial Page, 362 officers lost their lives in the line of duty in 2020.
An iron age torc.
This Iron Age Torc in the Norfolk Museums Service collection was acquired with help from the Friends of the Norwich Museums
- Credit: Peter King
A hoard of Roman gold coins.
This Anglo Saxon hoard of gold coins, in the Norfolk Museums Service collection, was acquired with help from the Friends of the Norwich Museums
- Credit: Peter King
The gold and garnet Winfarthing Pendant which dates back to the seventh century.
The Friends helps to fund the purchase, conservation and restoration of objects at Norwich Castle Musuem, the Museum of Norwich (formerly the Bridewell) and Strangers Hall. Its own history dates back to 1920 when John Henry Walter, a director of Norwich Union, realised that works of national and local importance were being lost to the people of Norwich and Norfolk because the city had no funds to buy them. He recruited others, including members of the Jarrold, Gurney and Colman families, who were equally keen to preserve important collections