Law Enforcement Appreciation Month Resolution Approved in Senate

The Oklahoma Senate approved Senate Resolution 15 on Wednesday which recognizes the month of May as “Law Enforcement Appreciation Month” in Oklahoma. Senator Darrell Weaver, a long-time veteran of law enforcement, authored the resolution.

“There are about 13,000 Oklahomans who selflessly serve their fellow citizens as peace officers.  They’re husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, our next door neighbors and the people we go to church with on Sunday.  But unlike most of us, they face dangerous situations on a regular basis, and too many have made the ultimate sacrifice while upholding the law,” Weaver said.  “It’s only fitting for us to honor them in the Senate and throughout Oklahoma.”

Weaver says six law enforcement officers died in the line of duty in 2020, including three from COVID-19. Those officers are Capt. Billy Dewayne Allen, Sr., with the Fort Sill Police Department; Tulsa Police Officer Jerad Lindsey; Oklahoma Highway Patrol Capt. Jeff Sewell; Sgt. Craig Vincent Johnson, Tulsa Police Department; Lt. Shirley Lanning, Canadian County Sheriff’s Office; and Bryan County Deputy Sheriff Jarid Taylor.


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