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Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at the DC Police Memorial
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays. Thank you to all those who came to our Tree Lighting Ceremony at the newly-renovated Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Memorial yesterday. It is especially important during the holidays that we remember all the families whose officers will not be coming home. Their sacrifice for our city and its citizens should always be remembered.
DC Police Memorial Mourns the Loss of MPD Officer Wayne David
The Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Police Memorial and Museum Inc., wishes to extend our condolences to the family of Officer Wayne David and to our MPD family, as we learn about his tragic death. He was a decorated, stalwart officer, working in one of the...
Annual Service Held at Newly-Renovated Police Memorial Site
May 7, 2024 - Yesterday, the Metropolitan Police Department, in conjunction with the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Auxilliary and DC Chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS), held the 45th annual Washington Area Law Enforcement Memorial ceremony at the...
DC Police Memorial Honored for Historic Preservation
The DC Preservation League honored the Memorial with a District of Columbia Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation at a ceremony at DAR Constitution Hall in recognition of the organization’s work to restore the DC Police Memorial, located in front of the historic headquarters of the MPD, at 300 Indiana Avenue, NW.
DC to be Host of the North American Association of Law Enforcement Museums Conference
The Washington, DC Police Memorial & Museum will be the official host of law enforcement museum representatives from across North America in April of 2024. The North American Association of Law Enforcement Museums (NAALEM) is a network of representatives from...
Statue Donation Gift in Memory of Maurice Cullinane
In memory of Maurice J. Cullinane and with deep gratitutude for his service and leadership, the DC Police Memorial offers a donation thank you gift that honors him and the Pullitzer prize-winning photograph taken of him in 1957. Cullinane, who passed away on March 2,...
DEDICATION DAY
The long-awaited day arrived! Yesterday, May 1, 2023, the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Memorial & Museum Board of Directors were honored to hold its Dedication Ceremony. As the families and friends of DC's fallen heroes looked on, the names all 125 members...
Memorial Dedication Ceremony May 1st
Survivors and friends are invited to the Dedication Ceremony for the newly renovated DC Police Memorial Fountain and the new Memorial Wall. The event will take place in front of the Daly Building at 300 Indiana Ave, NW, Wash, DC, on/about May 1, 2023.
The Passing of Police Legend Maurice J. Cullinane
March 2, 2023 - It is with deep sadness that we have learned of the passing today of Maurice J. Cullinane, Chief of Police for the DC Metropolitan Police Department from December 1974 - January 1978. Cullinane is known by many for the moment in time when he...
Opportunity To Purchase DC MPD Memorial Badge
This DC Metropolitan Police Memorial Badge has been designed exclusively to commemorate the new Memorial in Honor of MPD's Fallen. This is a duty size badge die-struck from steel dies in solid brass with meticulous attention to detail and exceeds industry standards...
We Have Broken Ground on the DC Police Memorial
We are proud and excited to have broken ground on the renovation of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Memorial and the construction of a new Memorial Wall. On July 14th at 2pm, members of the MPD watched proudly as efforts got underway to improve and expand on...
Date Set for Groundbreaking Ceremony of DC Police Memorial
You're invited. On July 14, 2022 at 2pm, we will host the official Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Memorial. The ceremony will include city officials, representatives of the MPD and honored guests. We thank everyone who has helped...
“Give something. Give anything,” urges former DC Police Chief Lanier
"For those of you who serve now, or who have served, I ask you not to become discouraged by the negative news media, but to stand tall, stand proud of who you are." These comments are among those by Lt. Steven O'Dell, first in a series of short videos submitted to the...
Final request to make your donation for 2021
A few days are left There are still a few days left in 2021 - plenty of time to include the DC Police Memorial in your charitable giving. Donations postmarked by 12/31/21 to the DC Police Museum and Memorial may be deducted from your 2021 taxes. Our mailing address:...
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.