The Kindness of a Stranger

Today is one of love and appreciation, so I'm sharing this post again! If this young man's behavior didn't exemplify kindness and caring, I don't know what does. 💙🖤 August 22nd, 2022: Sometimes things happen which remind us again, how blessed we are to have angels nearby.

Thanksgiving Greetings for Law Enforcement Officers

Good morning! It is November 26th, just two days before Thanksgiving, meaning a wildly chaotic week juggling the demands of five days into three (a bit of extra caffeine perhaps!?) 😁 We know many of you will be celebrating Thanksgiving early or late, due to shifts and schedules, and whatever festivities you will be holding, wherever you are gathering, we wish you and your family a very happy holiday.

National Law Enforcement: "Respect, Honor, Courage"

A new year is upon us and once again, January 9th marks the annual observance of National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.

Today We Honor The Courageous Men and Women in Blue

As the sun rises this morning on National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day 2021, let us reflect upon and acknowledge the many challenges our officers face.

Thanksgiving Greetings and Gratitude For Police and Law Enforcement

November 25th, 2020: How we've navigated this year, weathered the ups and downs and made it to the day before Thanksgiving, simply amazes me. I cannot believe tomorrow is "Turkey Day", finally here in the midst of our rapidly changing environment! 

Virginia's Eastern Shore Law Enforcement Agencies (Delmarva Peninsula)

 Out of the fourteen counties included in the location known as “The Delmarva Peninsula”, two are on the eastern shore of Virginia. Below are listed the departments for Accomack and Northampton Counties.

Happy Independence Day! Honoring America's Law Enforcement

Thank you to all who are serving and protecting our communities over the holiday weekend. We know it's just, as you so often say, "part of the job", but we appreciate all of you who are out there safeguarding citizens in your community. Please feel free to share, download and save these images as we wish all law enforcement officers a safe weekend. God bless and we are thinking of you!

June 19th, 2020 is the National Day of Prayer for Law Enforcement

The National Day of Prayer for Law Enforcement Officers has been observed annually on the third Friday in June since 2011. This year it will be held on June 19th. We encourage everyone to join in honoring and praying for the safety of our police, and will be adding local events for our area as they are announced.

National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day (LEAD) is January 9th, 2020

January 9th, 2020 is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day (L.E.A.D.), established by Concerns of Police Survivors. Please see their information release below for more details on how you participate in this day.

September 12th is National Police Women's Day

Did you know that in addition to "Thank a Police Officer Day", observed on the 3rd Saturday in September, there is also another important date for law enforcement? On Thursday we celebrate the women who serve and protect all over the world with National Police Woman Day!

Police Suicides on the Rise

August 15th, 2019: "Police departments confront ‘epidemic’ in officer suicides", an article by Michael R. Sisak and Jim Mustian.

The first few words: "A rash of suicides by police officers has shaken the New York Police Department, leading the commissioner to declare a mental health emergency"

How Rochester, NH Is Gearing Up for Thank a Police Officer Day 2018

I look online for many things; news stories, clip art, upcoming event listings, etc, but one of the things I've come across in the last year is just too awesome to keep to myself. Back in the summer of 2017, while Googling "thank a police officer day", I'd found a few images and graphics relating to a particular observance where residents were making plans together to show appreciation to their local law enforcement. Seeing "Rochester" displayed across the artwork led me to assume it took place in New York, but when I began seeing their posts again this year I realized it was actually Rochester, New Hampshire. But these aren't ordinary plans, run-of-the-mill happenings, or the usual town event; THIS is a celebration of the men and women across the neighborhoods of a community pulling out all the stops. I knew I had to find out the details - and more importantly, share it with you.

Thank a Police Officer Day on Delmarva | Press Release for September 15th, 2018

For Immediate Release:
Thank a Police Officer Day on Delmarva
Saturday, September 15th, 2018

Thank a Police Officer Day is a national event, created in 2012 by the Whole Truth Project. For the last three years, residents, local businesses and civic organizations have joined together to acknowledge the law enforcement professionals who serve the 14 counties of Delmarva.


When: Saturday, September 15th
Why: Our officers deserve respect, now more than ever
Where: Our goal is to recognize and honor those who
             serve and protect the Delmarva Peninsula


We invite you to join in this effort, spread the word about September 15th and encourage our citizens to to say “thank you” to our officers. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

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Sincerely,
Delmarva Supports Law Enforcement
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Thank A Police Officer Day on Delmarva: We're Looking for Community Partners

Attention Delmarva Residents and Business Owners!! Following up on the basic information which we began distributing several weeks ago, we're kicking the plans for September 15th into high gear. Between now and then we will be collecting cards, posters and signboards created by local residents, students and art classes, and then ensuring that these are handed out to area police departments. (Pssst.....we need a lot of cards). See the previous blog post here.

June 29th, 2018 | the Day After the Capital Gazette Shooting

Last night I wanted to post something inspiring, meaningful or comforting, but I had nothing. The words swirling in my head weren't appropriate for Facebook, nor was it the time or the place to share my thoughts. So I added one word to this Maryland flag image and posted it, just to let all of you know that I was thinking of you, and logged out of Facebook for the night.

Trooper First Class Arthur W. Plummer, Jr. | Maryland State Police

Monday 5/7: Today we remember a fallen state trooper, the first line of duty death on the eastern shore to be involved in an airplane incident. From the Aviation Command Fallen Heroes website: "Since the inception of Maryland State Police Aviation Command, there has been one airplane and four fatal helicopter crashes. These crashes have claimed the lives of nine State Troopers and one EMT. "

Remembering Officer Henry T. Stephens | Salisbury, MD Police Department

Sunday 5/6: The thirteenth name on the memorial wall at the Eastern Shore Police Association is from the Salisbury Police Department.

Officer Stephens was shot in the back and killed by a check forgery suspect as they were walking inside the police station. The suspect was captured minutes later when officers found him hiding in high weeds outside the police station. The suspect was convicted of his murder and sentenced to death. His sentence was commuted to life June 24, 1976. Source: ODMP

Remembering Officer Henry T. StephensSalisbury Police DepartmentEOW: Friday, September 5, 1958

Visit us on Facebook to learn about the heroes we have lost from our Delmarva Peninsula portion of Maryland.



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Law Enforcement Appreciation Day on Delmarva | January 9th, 2018

Good morning. Yesterday on Law Enforcement Appreciation Day we saw some acts of kindness from local residents who took the time to drop by their local departments and thank the men and women who serve. We love seeing that and feel such efforts are both valuable and important for our community. (see the event page for our area here)

September 7th, 2017 | Update on Thank a Police Officer Day on Delmarva

On July 19th I wrote a note which provided a brief description about a date coming up in September. Although it was a little early to put out all the details I hoped to reach some new folks this year and also make sure that everyone had time to get involved with our efforts, and despite a slow start some of the folks who have been involved for the past year or two voiced their support again for this year. I felt pretty hopeful that we’d find more interested parties along with way but July faded away and August came and went and no one seemed interested. Some of the people I had been connected to backed away from the project, leaving me to wonder if it was reluctance to participate with a public effort and perhaps they preferred to plan their own type of event. Which is great; the hope is just that our officers are recognized and it certainly doesn’t need to be with us or anything of the sort. While the thoughts of perhaps being able to visit every department across the Delmarva Peninsula was probably a bit ambitious, the goal was to at least connect again with each of the 70+ agencies from 2016. And suddenly, it was the day after Labor Day and I began to doubt we’d even make that number.

Delmarva Police/Law Enforcement News & Articles (Jan - June '16)

Delmarva Supports Law Enforcement maintains an informal listing of local police news, positive articles of interest and mentions of area agencies. Follow us on Facebook for regular posts and content.