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Give a Gift With Meaning
Figuring out what gifts to give friends, family, coworkers and neighbors can be daunting. Make sure your gift-giving hits the mark this season by giving something more meaningful than a pair of crazy socks or fruit cake. If you give a 2018 holiday ornament from the DC...
Update on the Metropolitan Police Memorial Project
Dear current, former members, annuitant and friends of the D.C., Metropolitan Police Thank you for your donation to the DC Police Memorial and Museum Project, either by your purchase of our Christmas Ornaments, Challenge Coin, shirts, jacket or, making a cash donation...
Read the Amazing History of the DC Police Memorial
Yesterday was the 38th Annual Police Memorial Event hosted by MPD and the FOP. The history of memorial is important to know and even more important to support as we work to update the current dilapidated fountain. Please take a moment to read the history and the...
SUPPORT THE DC MEMORIAL & MUSEUM THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!
The Washington DC Metropolitan Police Memorial & Museum is proud to offer a number of high quality items just in time for gift-giving season. Take a look at our collectible Christmas Ornaments, Challenge Coin, and Polo Shirt with embroidered logo. Each of these is...
Some Photos from Chief Lanier’s Tenure
These are pictures that span a few segments of Chief Lanier's tenure. They are from one of the first All Hands On Deck in Barry Farm, some shots taken following a visit to SOD with Retired Deputy Chief Osterman, his subsequent 100th birthday party and a press...
Retired Assistant Chief Patrick Burke Becomes The United States Marshal for the District of Columbia
All of us at MPD are proud of the appointment of Patrick A. Burke to the position of United States Marshal for the District of Columbia. Marshal Burke was sworn at the end of July. Amtrak Police Chief Polly Hanson and Lou Cannon were among the many others who were on...
The Metropolitan Police Memorial Fountain
The History of the Metropolitan Police Memorial Fountain The Metropolitan Police Memorial Fountain that currently sits in front of the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Police Department, located at 300 Indiana Avenue, NW, was authorized by an Act of Congress on April 22,...
2015 Memorial Christmas Ornament on Sale Now!
The DC Police Memorial & Museum is now accepting orders for its 2015 Christmas ornament, a replica of the famous Pulitzer Prize winning photograph taken in 1957 by William C. Beall of the Washington Daily News. Mr. Beall named the photo - Faith and Confidence....
To all who view this website, please join me
Please join me and my colleagues from the Board of Directors in extending our thoughts and prayers to our law enforcement brothers and sisters in France and all other parts of the world involved in the investigation to track down all involved in this heinous attack on...
36th Annual Washington Area Law Enforcement Memorial Service
We thought all our friends would be interested in these remarks from yesterday's memorial service. Please take the time to read. [Note: Heather Fong is an Assistant Secretary for Homeland Security and the former Chief of Police, San Francisco, CA. She was the featured...
Police Ornament & Coin – Holiday Giving to Support Our Memorial
Want to give a gift that means more this holiday season? Consider purchasing the DC Police Memorial's 2014 Christmas Ornament and/or Challenge Coin. All proceeds go to support the creation of the memorial and museum to be built. ...
Help Us Remember the Fallen! Volunteer Website Manager
Volunteer Website Manager Needed The DC Police Memorial & Museum Project is in need of a volunteer website manager for www.dcpolice.us. Applicants should be retired members from the department. Our mission is to design, build and maintain through contributions a...
Website Launched for New DC Police Memorial & Museum
The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Memorial & Museum Project announces its new website at www.dcpolice.us. The new site will serve as an information tool for the not-for-profit efforts to raise funds to: renovate the unsightly water fountain...
About the DC Police Memorial
The Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Memorial and Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization intended to honor the fallen heroes of the Metropolitan Police Department. Our mission is also to establish an MPD Museum to preserve the department’s legacy and the rich and unique history of policing in the nation’s Capital.
Sadly, an average of one law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty somewhere in the United States every 57 hours. More than *21,000 U.S. law enforcement officers have made the ultimate sacrifice since 1791. (see source)
On May 1, 2023, we achieved our 11+ year goal to renovate the Memorial Fountain which was dilapidated and in sad need of repair. The memorial is in front of the Daly building, the historic headquarters of the MPD, at 300 Indiana Avenue, NW. In addition to repairing the fountain, we also built a brand new Memorial Wall, with the names of all the DC MPD officers who have died in the line of duty since the department was founded.
We need your ongoing support to maintain the memorial to ensure it never again falls into such a sad state.
Your support is also needed to build a museum of police history to preserve MPD artifacts that tell the story of our city and the MPD.