United We Stand,
Together
We Walk by Jack Bradley,
Elmer Schneider was the oldest living, retired Lorain Police Officer in the city of Lorain until his passing on July 3, 2020. I want to thank and honor him for his dedicated service to all of us for 28 years in the department. I also want to thank our current police officers for the dedicated service they have given to us. During this coronavirus, they have been out there protecting us, ensuring we are safe and making sure our laws are enforced. Also, our police officers helped in the recent marches in the last several weeks. Officers were out there, ensuring that the marches were peaceful and also participating themselves. I especially want to recognize Lorain Police Chief Jim McCann, Captain Ed Super, and Lieutenant Dan Reinhardt. Together, they organized and made sure that everything ran smoothly. I appreciate their help, hard work, and the hard work of all of our police officers that were out there to make sure that these marches were successful. I want you to know that the police officers in Lorain are good and are intelligent individuals. Lieutenant Reinhardt has his doctorate. Many police officers on the police force have master's degrees, and many have college degrees. So, they are not just good, trained police officers, but they are also intelligent, and they are out there to ensure our rights are protected and that victims are protected. I want to thank them for what they do for us and all the hard work they do for our community. It is not just going out there and solving crimes, but also being a member of the community, ensuring that our community is safe and that the relationship between citizens and the police is good. I want to thank them for doing that. I know there are some bad apples in police departments across the country, but I don't think those bad apples should label our officers. We have to look at our own police officers and be proud that we have such a fine force here in the city of Lorain. If you see a police officer, thank him or her for the excellent service that they give to us. l a c ol ni a r ol e h t @ | m o c .l a c ol ni a r ol
Chief McCann was asked to be present at the second march - as a member of the community and a supporter. This presence sets an example for the entire nation, and this means something to all of us for our city to be recognized as an example in the whole United States. Again, I want to emphasize how proud we are of you and how proud we are of our entire Lorain police force.
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