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By CINDY MAHAN
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
May has been declared Law Enforcement Month by Governor George Allen.
Law enforcement officers around the state are being officially recognized, and the Rappahannock County Sheriff’s Office will be participating.
On May 15, all flags at government buildings will fly at half mast in honor of fallen officers, as directed by legislation signed by President Clinton.
During the week of May 11-17, “Police Week,” Sheriff Gary Settle said the employees of the Sheriff’s Office will have blue ribbons on the antennas of their squad cars to signify sympathy for law enforcement officers who have lost their lives. They will also wear badge covers on May 15 to signify compassion.
In 1996, said Sheriff Settle, 254 law enforcement officers died in the country, and that was a decrease from 1995. Even though there has been a decrease in violent crime, a lot more shootings are taking place in rural areas, he said.
Over the last 16 years 42 percent of fallen officers were killed by gun
94.0%