Fallen officers to be honored in National Police Week Memorial Service
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- Members of local law enforcement agencies will gather to honor and remember personnel killed in the line of duty in Northwest Missouri.
A special service will be held during the 2025 National Police Week, which will be celebrated Sunday, May 11 through Saturday, May 17.
The service will begin at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14 at the Northwest Missouri Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Civic Center Park on the south side of City Hall, located at 1100 Frederick Ave.
The event is sponsored by Northwest Missouri FOP Lodge #3. Members of the St. joseph Police Department, Buchanan County Sheriff's Office, Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop H and other Northwest Missouri agencies will participate in the ceremony.
Families of fallen heroes and members of the public who wish to show support for those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the community are invited to attend.
Lexi Dekraai Ussary, the daughter of St. Joseph police officer Dan Dekraai, who died following a training exercise in 2010, will speak at the service.
In the event of inclement weather, the service will be moved inside City Hall.
