Local law enforcement gather in Carmel to remember fallen officers

Photo provided by Carmel Police Department

By ASHLEY FOWLER

WISH-TV | wishtv.com

Members of law enforcement from across Hamilton County gathered Wednesday to honor their fallen colleagues.

At Carmel City Hall, Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputies joined Indiana State Police and law enforcement from across the area for the county’s 40th annual law enforcement memorial service. The keynote speaker was Dan Calvin, father of Deputy Sheriff Jacob Calvin, who died June 28, 2014.

Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard read a city proclamation designating the week of May 15 as Police Memorial Week. He called on all citizens and organizations to join him in commemorating police officers, past and present, for their work.

Special thanks to the following: Dan Calvin, Molly Babczak, College Wood Elementary Choir, Mohawk Trails Elementary Choir, Towne Meadow Elementary Choir, West Clay Elementary Choir, Hamilton County Sherriff’s Office, Noblesville Police Department, Westfield Police Department, Indiana State Police, Citizens Academy Volunteers, and the Fraternal Order of Police.