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It's National Police Week in America.

National Police Week offers honor, remembrance, and peer support while allowing law enforcement,

survivors, and citizens to gather and pay homage to those who gave their lives in the line of duty.

It began when President John F. Kennedy designated May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day in 1962.

It's no secret being a peace officer in America these days is a daunting task.

There is no shortage of negative news stories, both earned and unearned, about police in towns and cities across the country.

We can all quote most of the tragic details of recent major police misconduct cases.

Fewer of us can recount the countless cases of police who saved lives, solved crime,

and protected communities.

Bad news sells, of course, but that's no reason to pretend good news doesn't exist.

So to celebrate National Police Week,

I looked up just a few recent local news stories about police officers doing good work. A Houston police

officer, Officer Scott, rescued a man who had become trapped in the floodwaters of the San Jacinto

River. When the man told Officer Scott his dog had also gone under the floodwaters,

Scott waited back in to rescue the dog. As it turned out, there were three dogs trapped in the

river. Scott rescued them all. In Florida, Sergeant Dave Musgrove chased down a speeding motorcyclist

only to discover down the road. That cyclist had collided

with a car in a horrific accident. The motorcyclist was killed instantly, but inside the car, a mother

was trapped with her two children, a toddler and a baby. Sergeant Musgrove leapt into action,

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