FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT
September 13, 2018 Jessica Rushing
ODMP Vice President W. Scott Humphrey Receives Award for
Outstanding Contribution to Law Enforcement
Fairfax, VA-- The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP) is proud
to announce that ODMP Vice President W. Scott Humphrey received the award for
Outstanding Contribution to Law Enforcement from the Virginia Association of
Chiefs of Police & Foundation (VACP) on September 11th at the VACP Annual
Conference held this year in Roanoke, Virginia.
This
award “recognizes an individual's conspicuous act or achievement in the
performance of some duty that results in an exceptional and responsible
contribution to law enforcement.” The act or achievement must clearly
distinguish the individual from others in the same or like circumstances.
Lieutenant
Humphrey’s lifelong commitment to serving the law enforcement community sets him
apart. A twenty-five year veteran of the
Virginia Beach Police Department, Scott established the first Virginia Chapter
of the Police Unity Tour in 2000 and created the first chapter of Law Enforcement United in 2009. Together, these two organizations have raised
millions of dollars to support the National Law Enforcement Memorial, the
Officer Down Memorial Page, Concerns of Police Survivors, and the Spirit of
Blue Foundation, all of which provide support to law enforcement officers,
their families, and the larger law enforcement community.
Lieutenant
Humphrey has served on the board of directors for ODMP since 2010. Chris Cosgriff, Executive Director of ODMP,
says “Scott is an essential member of our board and has helped ODMP better
execute our primary mission of honoring fallen law enforcement officers for
nearly a decade. His commitment to serving the law enforcement community is
unmatched and I can think of no one more deserving of this honor.”
More
information about Humphrey’s contributions to law enforcement and the award
ceremony can be found here.
- # # # -
About the Officer Down Memorial Page
Founded
in 1996, the Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP) is a nonprofit agency dedicated
to honoring the memory of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of
duty. The largest law enforcement memorial in the United States, ODMP pays
tribute to over 23,000 fallen law enforcement officers in its online memorial
and reflection pages. ODMP also honors fallen K9 officers, provides free
resources to law enforcement agencies and officers, and works to keep cop
killers behind bars through its No Parole program. The ODMP database tracks
LODD statistics in the U.S. back to 1791, enabling the law enforcement
community to analyze trends and patterns in order to work toward the goal of
improving officer safety. Learn more at www.odmp.org
