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The Fraternal Order of Police and the
Polk County Law Enforcement Memorial.
The Polk County Fraternal
Order of Police, Inc. has long recognized the supreme sacrifice that
many law enforcement officers make for their community. Lodge
46, nearly since it’s inception, desired to build a lasting and
fitting tribute to those local officers who had died in the line of
duty. As a result of money raised by the Polk County Fraternal Order
of Police, the Polk County Police Memorial was built in Bicentennial
Park on the grounds of the Lakeland Center in 1990. The memorial
recognizes each officer that has died in Polk County with a black
granite marker inscribed with the officer’s name, department
and date of death. The membership of Lodge 46 can think of no better
tribute to our fallen brothers.
Aerial View of
Original Memorial
An expansion project was
recently completed on the Polk County Law Enforcement Officer
Memorial, adding a second tier of markers. The Polk County Law
Enforcement Memorial Fund, Inc., a charitable non-profit 501(c) 3
organization is raising funds for the renovation, care and
maintenance of the memorial. Information on donating to the
Memorial fund by be obtained by writing to: PCLEMF, Inc., P.O.
Box 5095, Lakeland, FL
33807. | 
