Police Week events underway to remember fallen officers

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WJW) – For the 40th year, Police Week is being recognized by the Greater Cleveland Peace Officers Memorial Society in Northeast Ohio.

The central location for many events is the Greater Cleveland Peace Officers Memorial, erected in 1993, at Huntington Park in downtown Cleveland.

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The memorial lists 197 names of police officers from Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, and northern Summit Counties who were killed in the line of duty.

At that location, there will be a candlelight vigil on Monday night. There will also be a parade and memorial service later in the week on Friday. The schedule for all of the events can be found here …

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