HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania State Police and a national organization are encouraging the public to show support for law enforcement officers and families of officers killed in the line of duty by participating in Project Blue Light during the holiday season.
“We are asking citizens and businesses to include blue lights in their holiday decorations, place a single blue light in a window, or tie blue ribbons on car antennas as a way of honoring our fallen and active officers,” said Commissioner Frank E. Pawlowski.
Project Blue Light was developed by Concerns of Police Survivors Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Camdenton, Mo., which represents more than 15,000 families of officers killed in the line of duty.
“The color blue is symbolic of peace,” Pawlowski said. “By displaying blue lights, you will be sending a dual message – that you support America’s peacekeepers and that you hope the coming year will be a year of peace.”
Additional information about COPS is available online.
Ninety-one members of the Pennsylvania State Police have been killed in the line of duty since the department was established in 1905.