{"id":282317,"date":"2024-05-09T09:38:24","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T14:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=282317"},"modified":"2024-05-09T09:39:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T14:39:50","slug":"flags-at-half-staff-may-12-18-police-week-in-nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=282317","title":{"rendered":"Flags at Half Staff &#8211; May 12-18 Police Week in ND"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FallenPoliceBadgeBlueShadow.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FallenPoliceBadgeBlueShadow.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-114959\" width=\"362\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FallenPoliceBadgeBlueShadow.png 445w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FallenPoliceBadgeBlueShadow-300x202.png 300w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FallenPoliceBadgeBlueShadow-260x175.png 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Bismarck, ND <\/strong> \u2013 Gov. Doug Burgum has issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.nd.gov\/sites\/www\/files\/documents\/proclamations\/Police%20Week%20%26%20Peace%20Officers%20Memorial%20Day%20-%202024.pdf\">proclamation<\/a> declaring May 12-18 as Police Week in North Dakota and Wednesday, May 15, as Peace Officers Memorial Day. The governor directed government agencies to fly the United States and North Dakota flags at half-staff on Wednesday, May 15, and encourages North Dakotans to do the same at their homes and businesses, in observance of Peace Officers Memorial Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn Peace Officers Memorial Day, we honor the memory of those heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty and recognize all those who put themselves at risk every day in the fight against crime, violence and terrorism,\u201d Burgum said. \u201cWe are eternally grateful for these fallen officers, including the 69 North Dakotans who lost their lives in the line of duty, and we extend our gratitude and support to their families today and every day. During Police Week, we also pay tribute to our state\u2019s uniformed officers for their dedicated service to our communities and faithful devotion to their duty to serve and protect the safety of our citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>North Dakota\u2019s annual Peace Officer Memorial Service will take place at 7 p.m. today, May 9, in Memorial Hall at the State Capitol, 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Bismarck. Scheduled speakers include Burgum, Attorney General Drew Wrigley, Supreme Court Justice Douglas Bahr, Burleigh County Sheriff Kelly Leben, Fargo Police Chief David Zibolski and Mercer County Chief Deputy Mark Schmitt. The public is invited to attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Windows of the Capitol also will be lit to display a \u201cthin blue line\u201d at dusk today and Friday as a mark of respect and support for all law enforcement officers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bismarck, ND \u2013 Gov. Doug Burgum has issued a proclamation declaring May 12-18 as Police Week in North Dakota and Wednesday, May 15, as Peace Officers Memorial Day. The governor directed government agencies to fly the United States and North Dakota flags at half-staff on Wednesday, May 15, and encourages [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":54113,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-282317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-state"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=282317"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":282320,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282317\/revisions\/282320"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/54113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=282317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=282317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=282317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}