Today, Sunday 28th September, Chief Constable Jon Boutcher represented the Police Service of Northern Ireland at the annual National Police Memorial Day service in Coventry Cathedral.
Mr Boutcher said “It is incredibly important that we continually think about those police officers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice and to formally demonstrate to their families, friends and colleagues that their sacrifice will not be forgotten. The National Police Memorial Day is an important opportunity for us all, as the wider United Kingdom police family, to come together to remember our fallen colleagues. Every day police officers put themselves in harm’s way to protect others and on occasions that courage and dedication costs them their lives. We honour those who have died in the line of duty, the public owe them a huge debt of gratitude”.
“Next year the Police Service of Northern Ireland will have the privilege of hosting National Police Memorial Day, and we will do so with the utmost respect and gratitude for all who have served and sacrificed.”
Chief Constable Boutcher also met with a number of widows and families of members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross and the Police Service of Northern Ireland who had been killed or died on duty.