Police Memorial Week activities underway in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN — Police officers from across the region are gathering today at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church for the annual Police Memorial Week memorial service put on by the Fraternal Order of Police lodges for the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office, Youngstown Police Department and Youngstown State University Police Department.

The ceremony takes place every year as part of memorials across the country in memory of police officers who died in the line of duty.