HINESBURG, Vt. — The Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police (VACOP) announces that the annual Vermont Law Enforcement Officers’ Memorial Ceremony will be held this Friday.

WHEN:

Friday, May 17 at 2 p.m.

WHERE:

Vermont Criminal Justice Training Academy, 317 Academy Road, Pittsford

WHAT:

Each year, The Vermont Law Enforcement Officers’ Memorial Ceremony honors those who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

The memorial service is coordinated annually by a VACOP subcommittee of police chiefs, personnel from state and municipal law enforcement agencies and the Vermont Criminal Justice Training Council.

The event is held in Pittsford each year, where the Vermont Law Enforcement Memorial is located.

Each year, the names of any Vermont officers killed the year prior in the line of duty are etched into the memorial during the ceremony. To date, more than 30 names are on the memorial.

In the event that research or new information uncovers the name of an officer who sacrificed his or her life in the line of duty during Vermont’s history, that individual’s name is also added to the memorial.

According to the FBI, 106 law enforcement officers nationwide were killed in line-of-duty incidents in 2018.

Gov. Phil Scott and U.S. Attorney Christina Nolan have been invited to give remarks at the memorial service.

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Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police
PO Box 9494
South Burlington, VT 05407

For Immediate Release

Monday, June 25, 2018

News Media Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Vermont Police Chiefs to Host 5th Annual Golf Tournament

HINESBURG, VERMONT — The Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police is pleased to announce that it will be hosting its fifth annual golf tournament next month and players and sponsors are encouraged to sign up.

WHEN:

Friday, August 3

Registration – 10 a.m.
Shotgun Start – Noon

WHERE:

Cedar Knoll Country Club, 13020 Route 116, Hinesburg, Vermont

WHO:

Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police

WHAT:

Each year the Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police rotates their annual golf tournament to a different part of the state. This year it will be held in the heart of the Champlain Valley at Cedar Knoll Country Club.

The 27-hole championship golf course features rolling hills and elevation changes that provide unique character among stunning views of the northwestern Vermont landscape.

The event is fun and fast paced and there will be a barbecue and raffle prizes given away following the tournament.

Thanks to a generous donation from local law enforcement supporters Kelly and Steve Hofmann, a brand-new 2018 Chevrolet Corvette will be the prize at the tournament’s hole-in-one contest.

The cost to play in the tournament is $100 per person.

To become a corporate sponsor for the event, a $100 donation will get your company’s name on a sign at a tee box. A donation of $500 will get your company’s name featured on three tee boxes and on a prominently displayed banner at the tournament.

For those who would like to sign up to play, become a sponsor or donate a raffle item, please email Chief Robbie Blish at [email protected] or or call him at 802-457-7501.

All checks can be made payable to VT Assoc. of Chiefs of Police or VACOP and mailed to P.O. Box 212, Woodstock, Vermont, 05091.

Funds collected will go toward the association’s scholarship awards and advancing the VACOP’s public safety agenda.

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