7 officers who died in line of duty honored at Ohio Peace Officersâ Memorial Ceremony Share Updated: 10:28 PM EDT May 6, 2021 Share Updated: 10:28 PM EDT May 6, 2021
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Show Transcript STORY. FAMILY, YOU HAVE AN ULTIMATE SACRIFICE THAT YOUâVE MADE? AND THAT EACH ONE OF THOSE OFFICERS MADE, BUT THEY MADE IT. FOR THIS FLAG. THEY MADE IT. FOR OUR COUNTRY FOR YOUR COMMUNITY SO WE HONOR THEM TODAY. IT IS A CEREMONY FILLED WITH PAGEANTRY AND RESPECT BLENDED WITH A HARSH REALITY. CELEBRATE OUR HEROES SHARE A GRIEF AND REMEMBER WHY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS DO WHAT THEY DO IN SPITE OF THE RISKS. SEVEN NAMES JOINED THE MORE THAN 800 PEOPLE ON OHIOâS PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL WALL IN LONDON, OHIO WHO HAVE DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY SINCE 1823. OUR AREA HAS FELT THE PAIN MORE THAN ANY AROUND THE STATE FOUR OF THE SEVEN OFFICERS FROM 2019 AND 2020 RECOGNIZED TODAY ARE THE GREATER CINCINNATI AREA AND ONE IS FROM DAYTON. OFFICER DALE WOODS
The officers’ names will be etched on the National Memorial Wall later this year.
5 Tri-State police officers who died in line of duty honored in state ceremony By Jennifer Edwards Baker and Morgan Parrish | May 6, 2021 at 4:08 AM EDT - Updated May 6 at 6:43 PM
CINCINNATI (FOX19) - The state’s Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony was held Thursday in London, Ohio, where law enforcement officers and their families gather annually to honor fallen colleagues.
This year, most of the officers who died in 2019 and 2020 that are being remembered are from southwest Ohio. A full list of their names and photos is provided below.
Who killed Timmy Newkirk? 3 years after hit-and-run, no new answers
Police have no new leads Share Updated: 11:37 PM EDT May 2, 2021
Police have no new leads Share Updated: 11:37 PM EDT May 2, 2021
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Show Transcript MOLLIE: IT S BEEN THREE YEARS SINCE A DRIVER HIT TIMMY NEWKIRK AND LEFT HIM TO DIE. PERSON OR THE CAR. COURTIS: NEWKIRK S FAMILY NEVER STOPPED FIGHTING FOR CLOSURE AND JUSTICE. DAN GRIFFIN TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER HEART-BREAKING ANNIVERSARY FOR THIS FAMILY. DAN: COURTIS AND MOLLIE IT. , I TALK WITH HER EVERY SINGLE YEAR BUT SHE TEARS UP ABOUT BRINGING HER SON INTO THE WORLD AND WATCHING HIM AS HE DIED. I TALKED TO HER IN COVINGTON ABOUT JUSTICE AND CLOSURE BUT TIME PASSES. ARE THAT S MY BABYY. HE S ON MY MIND 24/7. IS THE HARDEST YEAR. DAN: SHE REMEMBERS HER SON DYING IN THE HOSPITAL IN 2018. EVERY DAY SHE PRAYS FOR JUSTICE AND CLOSURE FOR 33-YEAR-OLD TIMMY NEWKIRK. WE DON T KNOW WHO DID IT. I M HOPING SOME DAY WE WILL.