JSO pays tribute to 64 fallen officers at Police Memorial Day observance event

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and the Fraternal Order of Police hosted a Police Memorial Day observance event Monday night as a tribute to fallen officers.

JSO and FOP Lodge 5-30 recognized the lives of 64 fallen officers who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty for the Jacksonville community.

The service, which began at 8 p.m., included a candlelight vigil and will be held at the Fallen Officers Memorial Wall on A. Philip Randolph Boulevard.

Survivors, family, friends and colleagues were in attendance.