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National Law Enforcement Memorial Day is May 15, 2023. In the weeks leading up to and after there are numerous events in the Metro Richmond Area supporting and memorializing Officers from the Metro Richmond Region and Nationally. Below is a list of events, outside of Police Week. It may not be all inclusive so if you see one we missed email us at info@mrpes.org and we will add it.

29th Annual Blue Mass (St Patrick’s Church, Washington, DC) Date Time: May 2, 2023, at 1200

Tri-Cities Police Memorial Breakfast (Hopewell Moose Lodge) Date/Time: May 4, 2023, at 0830

Chesterfield PD Wreath Laying Service (Historic Courthouse) Date/Time: May 9. 2023, at 1100

Law Enforcement United (LEU) Arrival (Wyndham Hotel on Laburnum Ave, Henrico – near RIC) Date/Time: May 10, 2023, at 1830

National Police Dog Foundation K9 Memorial (NLEOM, Washington, DC) Date/Time: May 11, 2023, at 1300

Henrico PD Memorial Service (Memorial Park Parham Rd) Date/Time: May 17, 2023, at 1800

Richmond PD Memorial Service (RPD Academy – 1201 W Graham St, Richmond) Date/Time: May 18, 2023, at 1100

DCJS Memorial Service (Public Safety Memorial at the State Capitol) Date/Time: May 19, 2023, at 1000

VSP Memorial Service (Gym at SPHQ) – Date Time: May 24, 2023, at 1030

On September 24, 2022 from 5 pm to 10 pm MRPES will be hosting a Half Way to St Patrick’s Day fundraiser at O’Tooles Midlothian (13919 Midlothian Tnpk). We will have raffles, a silent auction, 50/50 drawing and loads of fun. The MRPES P&D will be preforming too. All of the proceeds will go to the family of Henrico Police Officer Trey Sutton who died in the line of duty on March 31, 2022.

If you would like to make a donation you can do so at this link:

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If you would like to donate items for the auction or raffle please let us know at info@mrpes.org

Since we are still trying to figure out the election thing nationally, we decided to do our own. At the membership meeting on 12/9/2020 we will be conducting elections for the 2020 – 2021 term for out Board of Directors. If you are a member and are unable to attend you can vote online. You can also watch virtually if you are a member and are unable to attend. Just let us know at info@mrpes.org and we can send you the relevant links.

Like always our meeting will start at 7 pm, but we will be there early to socialize. The meeting will be at Rosie Connolly’s at 1548 E Main Street, Richmond VA 23220. Due to the weather we will be inside, but will be social distancing as much as possible.

See you there!!!

Marshall

We would like to wish all of you a Happy and Safe Holidays!!! Please be same and enjoy your time with your friends and family.

Petersburg Bureau of Police Department’s K9 Loki has received a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc.

Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. is a 501c(3) charity located in East Taunton, MA whose mission is to provide bullet and stab protective vests and other assistance to dogs of law enforcement and related agencies throughout the United States. The non-profit was established in 2009 to assist law enforcement agencies with this potentially lifesaving body armor for their four-legged K9 officers. Since its inception, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. provided over 3,400 protective vests in 50 states, through private and corporate donations, at a value of $5.7 million dollars.

The program is open to dogs actively employed in the U.S. with law enforcement or related agencies who are certified and at least 20 months of age. New K9 graduates, as well as K9s with expired vests, are eligible to participate.

The donation to provide one protective vest for a law enforcement K9 is $950.00. Each vest has a value between $1,744 – $2,283, and a five-year warranty and an average weight of 4-5 lbs. There is an estimated 30,000 law enforcement K9s throughout the United States. For more information or to learn about volunteer opportunities, please call 508-824-6978. Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. provides information, lists events, and accepts tax-deductible donations of any denomination at www.vik9s.org or mailed to P.O. Box 9 East Taunton, MA 02718

Petersburg Bureau of Police Department’s K9 Loki will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc.

Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. is a 501c (3) charity located in East Taunton, MA whose mission is to provide bullet and stab protective vests and other assistance to dogs of law enforcement and related agencies throughout the United States. The non-profit was established in 2009 to assist law enforcement agencies with this potentially lifesaving body armor for their four-legged K9 officers. Since its inception, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. provided over 3,300 protective vests, in 50 states, through private and corporate donations, at a value of $5.7 million dollars.

The program is open to dogs actively employed in the U.S. with law enforcement or related agencies who are certified and at least 20 months of age. New K9 graduates, as well as K9s with expired vests, are eligible to participate.

The donation to provide one protective vest for a law enforcement K9 is $950.00. Each vest has a value between $1,744 – $2,283 and a five-year warranty, and an average weight of 4-5 lbs. There is an estimated 30,000 law enforcement K9s throughout the United States. For more information or to learn about volunteer opportunities, please call 508-824-6978. Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. provides information, lists events, and accepts tax-deductible donations of any denomination at www.vik9s.org or mailed to P.O. Box 9 East Taunton, MA 02718.

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the off-duty death of Life Member John McCormack. John was 44 years old and died due to complications related to a medical procedure. He was kicking colon cancer’s butt when he died. John was a federal agent here in Richmond and was heavily involved in the local community. If you ever went to the Church Hill Irish Festival or Central VA Highland Games and Celtic Festival you would have seen him with a hurley stick in his hand and he was trying to convince you join him in the sport of hurling. Please keep his wife and son and all of his family in your thoughts and prayers at this difficult times.

A celebration of life service will be held on Friday March 1, 2019 at 11 am at St. Paul’s Baptist Church (4247 Creighton Road Richmond, VA 23223).

His family has asked that in lieu of flowers anybody that would like to make a donation in remembrance of John please do so by using the below donation button or by mailing a check to MRPES:

or:

{Please note in the memo line the donation is for John McCormack.}

The 2018 Highland Games and Celtic Festival are coming up soon. They will be Saturday October 27 – Sunday October 28 at Richmond International Raceway. Come see us at our tent. We will be selling our merchandise and our Pipes & Drums will be playing.