Flags are at half-staff in Plymouth this week in recognition of Police Memorial Week.
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week.
Locally, Plymouth Patrolman James Nelson lost his life when his Plymouth squad car collided with a semi-tractor trailer on North Michigan Street on December 11, 1967. In October of 2008, the city’s portion of Muckshaw Road was changed to Jim Nelson Drive in his memory.
Indiana State Police Motor Carrier Inspector Ray Reed was struck and killed by a semi-tractor trailer while he was inspecting a truck on the westbound berm on U.S. 30 west of Oak Road on August 3, 1995. In 2019, the Indiana legislature passed a resolution to rename U.S. 30 Ray Reed Memorial Drive from Pioneer Drive to Oak Drive.
Mayor Mark Senter said Police Memorial Week ends Friday, May 20.
