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Orleans Police Department Promoting Project Blue Light This Holiday Season

Last updated on Wednesday, November 30, 2016

(ORLEANS) - Orleans Town Marshal Richard Dixon has announced that the Orleans Police Department is once again promoting Project Blue Light this holiday season.

Project Blue Light began in 1989 when Dolly Craig of Philadelphia, PA put a blue light in her window to remember her son-in-law, Danny Gleason, a Philadelphia police officer who was killed in the line of duty in 1986.

Dolly Craig shared her idea with Concerns of Police Survivors who, in turn, shared the idea with others.

Now thousands of blue lights shine nationwide during the holiday season to honor and remember law enforcement officers who have given the ultimate sacrifice and to show support and thanks for those officers that continue to work in American law enforcement.

This year alarmingly number of police officers have been killed in the line of duty across the country. A total of 1,439 law enforcement officers died in the line of duty during the past 10 years, an average of one death every 61 hours or 144 per year. There were 123 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 2015.

Blue lights have been placed in the windows of the Orleans Police Department and will remain throughout the holiday season. From a single candle in a window or a blue porch light to an entire building outlined in blue the message is the same and clear. Orleans Town officials have officially proclaimed the month of December as "Project Blue Light Month" and is encouraging everyone to participate in Project Blue Light this holiday season.

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