2024 Police Memorial and Honor Awards Ceremony

Chief Jimmie Wideman and the Hampton Police Division cordially extend an invitation to the media and general public to attend a memorial and honor award ceremony, which will be held on Monday, May 13, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. The Hampton Police Division is pleased to announce that the Honorable Donnie Tuck, Mayor for the City of Hampton, will be issuing the proclamation for the ceremony.

President John F. Kennedy signed the law establishing National Police Week in 1962 which was designated May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. This special time to salute America’s law enforcement officers has been commemorated every year since.

The memorial ceremony will pay tribute to slain Hampton Officers who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty. The ceremony will be held in Honor Park. The park is located next to the P.G. Minetti Public Safety Building at 40 Lincoln Street. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held at the Hampton Police Academy located at 300 Butler Farm Road.

Chief Wideman will preside over the ceremony and family members of the slain officers will be in attendance.