COLUMBUS – The 33rd annual Ohio Peace Officers; Memorial ceremony in London Thursday will honor seven officers who died in the line of duty in 2019 and 2020, as well as three who lost their lives as long ago as nearly 100 years.
State attorney general Dave Yost, members of the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission and law enforcement officers from across the state will honor the memory of the 809 Ohio peace officers killed in the line of duty since 1823 during the ceremony at the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy.
Seven officers who died in the line of duty in 2019 and 2020 will be inducted to the memorial:
William L. Brewer Jr., Clermont County Sheriff’s Office
Jorge R. Del Rio, Dayton Police Department
Anthony Dia, Toledo Police Department
Kaia LaFay Grant, Springdale Police Department
Adam McMillan, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office
James M. Skernivitz, Cleveland Police Department
Dale J. Woods, Colerain Township Police Department
There will also be three historical inductions, including Special Policeman William Hyatt, Wellsville Police Department, who died on Feb. 25, 1923; Officer Claude McCormick, of the Oakwood Public Safety Department, who died on Aug. 29, 1933; and Patrolman Charles Giles, of the Ironton Police Department, who died on Nov. 26, 1988.
Due to the continuing pandemic, public attendance will be limited to family members of those officers who died in the line of duty in 2019 and 2020, along with their agency representatives and event participants.