The Crime Vic Ɵ ms’ Rights Council recognizes members of the El Paso community g g y who were vic Ɵ ms of violent crime, drunk driving crashes, and other trauma. This , g , includes law enforcement o ffi cers killed in the line of duty. On April 10, 2016, y p , , O ffi cers from the El Paso Police Department par Ɵ cipated in their annual memorial p p p reading of the names at Yucca Park. The o ffi cers volunteered as bell ringers, readers, g g , and honor guard. As of January 2016, there were 1,519 names in total that were g recognized. d. Every fi rst week in April, across the na Ɵ on, thousands of communi Ɵ es, organiza Ɵ ons, law enforcement and individuals join together to pay tribute to crime vic Ɵ ms and advocate for their rights. Each year has a theme, this year’s theme was : Strength, Resilience, Jus Ɵ ce . O ffi cers assist with the reading of the vic Ɵ m’s name followed by a ringing of the bell, in reverence to the vic Ɵ m who lost their life. The event is hosted by by Th C i Vi ’ Ri ht C il i b f th El P it Th is
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