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Support for Blue Light effort urged
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share thisHARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania State Police and a national organization are urging the public to show support for law enforcement officers and families killed in the line of duty by participating in Project Blue Light this holiday season.
"We are asking residents 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.
Pennsylvanians were again reminded of the dangerous nature of police work with the recent death of Penn Hills Officer Michael Crenshaw, 32, of Verona, Allegheny County. Crenshaw was fatally shot Dec. 6 while responding to a home where a man was found shot.
Pawlowski noted that seven law enforcement officers have been killed in Pennsylvania this year.
Project Blue Light was developed by Concerns of Police Survivors Inc., a non-profit organization based in Missouri which represents more than 15,000 families of officers killed in the line of duty.
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