The annual ceremony honoring the 292 Minnesota law enforcement officers who have fallen in the line of duty was May 15 but not like ever before.
For Crystal Deputy Police Chief Brian Hubbard, the president of the Minnesota Law Enforcement Memorial Association, the organization that sponsors the annual program, pulling all the pieces together online wasn’t optimal, but necessary.
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