As they have each year since 1962 when President Kennedy signed the law creating National Peace Officers Memorial Day, citizens of Cincinnati join the rest of our nation in events and ceremonies to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. Ceremonies and the traditional parade for Hamilton County’s Law Enforcement Community will take place Monday May 12. This year National Police Week is observed May 11-17.
Each Cincinnati Police District will hold an open house welcoming the public to meet the officers who serve their neighborhoods. Demonstrations and displays from Canine, SWAT, Mounted Patrol, Underwater Search and Recovery, and the Crime Scene Van will provide a look at law enforcement operations. The schedule for these open houses is
| Monday May 12 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | District 1, 310 Ezzard Charles Drive |
| Tuesday May 13 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | District 2, 3295 Erie Ave. |
| Wednesday May 14 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | District 3, 3201 Warsaw Ave. |
| Thursday May 15 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | District 4, 4150 Reading Road |
| Friday May 16 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | District 5, 1012 Ludlow Ave. |
Police Memorial Day services and parade take place Monday May 12, beginning at noon on Fountain Square. After the Honor Guards’ call to order and the singing of the national anthem, the Reverend Mark Pruden will deliver the invocation. Kathy Harrell, President of Fraternal Order of Police Queen City Lodge #69, will introduce Cincinnati Police Chief Thomas H. Streicher, Jr. and Mayor Mark Mallory, who will address the audience. F.O.P. President Harrell will then deliver the keynote address. The program also includes announcement of Hamilton County Law Enforcement Community’s Police Appreciation and Achievement Awards.
The parade will form at the conclusion of the Fountain Square program and proceed north on Vine Street to Central Parkway, west on Central Parkway to Ezzard Charles Drive and the Police Memorial. After the changing of the guard at the Police Memorial, F.O.P. President Kathy Harrell will speak. A riderless horse, a flyover in the “missing man” formation, and a 21-gun salute in these ceremonies symbolize our loss and honor the memory of police officers who have given their lives in the line of duty.
The Hamilton County Law Enforcement Community’s Police Appreciation and Achievement Awards will be presented Thursday May 22 at the Fraternal Order of Police Queen City Lodge #69, 1900 Central Parkway. Awards will be presented to the following:
Act of Bravery - Police Officer Jason Horner, Police Officer Regina Williams and Police Officer Scott Brians, Cincinnati Police Department
Contribution to Law Enforcement - Police Specialist Richard Gross, Cincinnati Police Department
Police Work with Children - DARE Officer Marsha Bemmes, Springdale Police Department
Outstanding Job of Traffic Enforcement/Education - Police Specialist Robert Uhlenbrock, Cincinnati Police Department
Best Overall Investigative Job Leading to the Solution of a Crime - Police Specialist Brian Trotta, Police Specialist John Horn, Police Officer Ronnie Hugley, Police Officer Michael Medley, and Police Officer Brett Stratmann, Cincinnati Police Department; Assistant United States Attorneys Timothy Oakley and Kenneth L. Parker; Special Agent Joshua Bezy, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and Lieutenant Jacquelyn Bodenhamer, Grant County, Kentucky, Detention Center Police Department
Superior Achievement in Police Leadership - Chief Michael Laage, Springdale Police Department
Most Constructive Plans or Ideas for Improvement of Police Operations - Captain Daniel Gerard and Police Specialist Jerome Enneking, Jr., Cincinnati Police Department
Superior Achievement in Professionalism - Patrol Officer John Haynes, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department
Citizen Award - Mr. Brian Bolin
Clarence Caesar Tribute Award - Mrs. Carol Caesar
