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Council Bluffs police hold memorial ceremony for fallen officers during National Police Week

Council Bluffs police hosted a ceremony honoring fallen officers, deputies, and troopers, joined by the Iowa State Patrol and Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office.

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YOU CAN GO TO THIS STORY@KETV.COM. HAPPENING TODAY, COUNCIL BLUFFS POLICE HONOR THEIR FALLEN OFFICERS AS PART OF NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, THE IOWA STATE PATROL AND THE POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE JOINED THE MEMORIAL CEREMONY TONIGHT. EACH LIT CANDLE ON THE TABLE REPRESENTS A FALLEN OFFICER, DEPUTY AND TROOPER. POLICE SAY TONIGHT’S MEMORIAL RECOGNIZES THE SACRIFICE THEY MADE. AXTELL WANT TO HONOR THEIR SACRIFICE THAT THEY MADE FOR THE CITIZENS OF COUNCIL BLUFFS AND FOR THEIR FELLOW

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Council Bluffs police hold memorial for fallen officers during National Police Week

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Updated: 10:14 PM CDT May 14, 2026

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Council Bluffs police held a memorial ceremony tonight to honor fallen officers, deputies, and troopers as part of National Police Week. The Iowa State Patrol and the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office participated in the event, where lit candles on a table represented each fallen first responder. “We still want to honor the sacrifice that they made for the citizens of Council Bluffs and for their fellow officers,” Sgt. Ty Bolder said.During the ceremony, each department read the names of the fallen first responders and held a moment of silence.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

Council Bluffs police held a memorial ceremony tonight to honor fallen officers, deputies, and troopers as part of National Police Week.

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The Iowa State Patrol and the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office participated in the event, where lit candles on a table represented each fallen first responder.

“We still want to honor the sacrifice that they made for the citizens of Council Bluffs and for their fellow officers,” Sgt. Ty Bolder said.

During the ceremony, each department read the names of the fallen first responders and held a moment of silence.

Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.

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