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This is DRB media communications. Digital news. Local law enforcement. The Texas Department of Public Safety and First Responders honor the lives and legacies of fallen officers during the annual Odessa midland Police Memorial ceremony. Danny Barra has the story.
Odessa, Texas/May 10, 2026-On Thursday, May 7th the Odessa Police Department along with the Ector County Sheriff’s Office, Midland Police Department, the Midland County Sheriff’s Office, the Texas Department of Public Safety and Odessa Fire Rescue held the annual Police Memorial at Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home. Officers with Ector County ISD Police and other agencies gathered to remember Law Enforcement Officers who were killed in the line of duty.
(David Criner, Sheriff-Midland County Sheriff’s Office/Midland, Texas)
“The the Bible is the living Word of God, and the Holy Spirit comforts us, and he brings attention to those that helps us get through the days, through the hard times, with our with our personal families, as we do a long shift, we see the evil out there that God’s Word comforts us and gives us the encouragement to carry on the good fight, because we know that we’re doing it in accordance to his will”
Police Memorial events continued outside on the cemetery grounds that included prayer and special music from the offer. Drum in five corps.
(Mike Gerke, Odessa Police Chief, Odessa Police Department/Odessa, Texas)
“The vast majority of police officers that work for the for the Odessa Police Department live right here in Odessa. So, we’re our members of that community. So, yeah, it’s we’re reaching out to our fellow community members when we need help, when we ask for assistance, when, you know, and I don’t know if everyone was out for busting for badges last week, but, I mean, the turnout there, I mean, that’s the support that you see from this community. We say it over and over and over again that we’re so fortunate to be in law enforcement in West Texas, where you have support.”
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day. This year, May 11th through May 16th has been designated as National Police Week.
For DRB Media Communications Digital news Danny Barrera.
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