June 14, 2008
Salt Lake Police Association donates $5,000
   The Salt Lake Police Association last week presented a donation of $5,000 to the Memorial. This donation was representative of the wishes of the nearly 350 members of the SLPA, all of whom are officers of the Salt Lake City Police Department. The donation has been designated for the female statue.

June 14, 2008
Donors continue their support
   ULEM is happy to report that recently the response has been heartwarming to say the least. Utah Dept. of Corrections Director Tom Patterson found a generous $10,000 dollars within the DOC budget to put toward the Memorial. Then the LDS Foundation provided a $50,000 grant, and the individual donations are numerous. ULEM thanks these community leaders and community members for their support!

June 14, 2008
Deadline passes, all of Utah Fallen are sponsored
   Great news from ULEM. All of Utah's Fallen have been sponsored fully by donations! This is a wonderful achievement, and we thank our donors. This doesn't mean our need is no less, however, ULEM still has financial need to fund construction, labor and various parts of the Memorial. We are almost there!

May 10, 2008
Division of Wildlife Resources raises funds for forgotten Game Warden
   After Utah Game Warden Ernest G. Berry was murdered in 1914, he was buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery . His family couldn't afford a headstone so his grave was never marked. Over the years Warden Berry's gravesite was forgotton and is now covered by shrubbery. Thanks to Robert Kirby and his tireless efforts to make sure all Utah's Fallen are remembered, the Division of Wildlife Resources has managed to raise the sponsorship money for their plaques, and it looks like they'll also be able to afford a headstone for Utah's first game warden to fall in the line of duty.

May 10, 2008
SPECIAL REPORT: History of the Ride for the Fallen
   It all started with a challenge; the mother of all relay races, known as Hood to Coast. From the top of Mt. Hood to the beach at Seaside, more than 12,000 runners and walkers test their physical endurance and mental spirit through 197 grueling miles. In 2007, a group of law enforcement officers and their family members decided to take up the challenge and run in the memory of The Fallen. Hoping to generate awareness, spur donations, and keep the memory of our fallen heroes alive inside each one of us, the group named themselves Shurtleff's Cybercops and entered the race. 28 hours later, they completed their goal and donated their funds to the new memorial. It didn't end there. The CyberCops continued to visit local businesses and spread the word about Utah's peace officers' sacrifice. A 5k run was sponsored and all those proceeds benefitted ULEM. Perhaps the most gratifying goal the CyberCops achieved was the initiation of the Ride 4 The Fallen. Open to all, the Fall Ride allows friends, family and supporters to dress up in their finest leathers, saddle up and ride in beatiful fall weather to remember our fallen officers. The first Ride was an overwhelming success and not only provided much needed support, but dollars for ULEM. What was first conceived as a one time event is now an annual occasion and will undoubtedly become a popular ride for any motorcycle enthusiast. If you would like to support Utah's Fallen, and have a chance to win a Harley Davidson, visit www.unoa.org/utahsfallen.html and register today!

May 10, 2008
Wal-Mart donates $1000.00
   The St. George Police Department reports that the Bloomington Wal-Mart has presented them with a $1000.00 check in support of their department and the new Memorial. ULEM appreciates the coordination of this donation by the St. George Police Department and thanks Wal-Mart for their support!

April 04, 2008
Tell us Your Story
   One look at the Donor List tells all-people from all walks of life want to be part of the new Memorial, and each one has a unique story. Tell us about your reasons for supporting the memory of The Fallen by emailing your story to lisa@monstermuleys.com!

April 03, 2008
DONOR SPOTLIGHT- Naples Police Department
   Not many folks outside the Uintah Basin know the town of Naples, and the denizens of those parts will readily tell you that should you blink more than once, you might miss it altogether. But what Naples might lack in square miles, they do not lack in heart. ULEM Board Member Jackie Guibord made a trip to talk with the small Naples Police Department about the new Memorial on Mar. 13th and found the 8 officers completing Taser training. Despite it being the end of their day, the officers stayed to listen to Jackie as she told them about the ULEM project and the fund-raising efforts and made comments that they as a department had been very lucky to claim no names on the Memorial. The discussion that followed is only known to the Naples officers, but ULEM understands it was brief. The result was that this tiny but dedicated group of law enforcement officers presented ULEM with a check for $1000.00. What a wonderful endorsement of their support for The Fallen, and ULEM thanks them.

March 17, 2008
Larry H. Miller steps up in a BIG way!
   Anyone who has spent any time in Utah, and particularly the Salt Lake Valley knows the name Larry H. Miller. Mr. Miller is best known for his ownership of the Utah Jazz and car dealerships. What is less known to the community at large, and the law enforcement community in particular is that Mr. Miller holds in his heart a special place for police officers. Mr. Miller has shown this love time and time again in the past with simple acts such as buying local officers' dinner, to bringing SLCC and POST together at the aptly named Miller Campus. Now Mr. Miller again shows his dedication to the community and to the states' police officers by a generous $50,000 donation to the Memorial. ULEM thanks Larry H. Miller for his continuing support of Utah's law enforcement officers!

March 06, 2008
Help Wanted! Lost Relatives of the Fallen
   ULEM is helping locate relatives of fallen officers from Utah in order to invite those relatives to be a part of the dedication of the fallen officer memorial in September, 2008. We will take all the help we can get. A number of agencies do not have current information on relatives of fallen officers. The ULEM information is dated and needs current information in order to allow relatives an opportunity to help in the dedication of the Memorial.

March 06, 2008
Win a Harley! Join UNOA on Annual Ride for the Fallen
   Sunday, August 17, 2008 Registration Fee: $25 (Includes breakfast at Marley’s & ride pin) Passenger: $10 (Also includes breakfast & ride pin) Registration, Breakfast & Starting Point: 9AM at Timpanogos Harley Davidson’s new location in Lindon just off I-15 at the 1600 North Exit. Marley’s is a restaurant at Timpanogos Harley Davidson. New location opens in July 2008 Ride begins at 10AM with Governor Jon Huntsman and Attorney General Mark Shurtleff leading the ride on Harleys.

January 08, 2007
Spillman Technologies donates $15,000
   On December 14, 2006, Spillman Technologies, Inc. became the first significant corporate sponsor of the Utah Law Enforcement Memorial, contributing $15,000 to the construction fund. The Utah-based company develops cutting edge software for public safety use. Spillman President Lance Clark hands ULEM Clarke Christensen the check.

December 11, 2006
Utah's deadly police statistics
   What is the average age of a fallen officer? Who are the oldest and youngest killed in the line of duty? How many are men, women or minorities? When was the worst period in Utah history for fallen officers? Get the statistics.

November 26, 2006
Fallen officer's name joins list for memorial
   Weeks before his death, Cpl. Kevin Orr was listed among 5,000 officers statewide as a potential donor for a new law enforcement memorial at the state Capitol. Brochures went out this month, asking those officers to pay respects to their fallen comrades by donating to a $1 million memorial with the deceased officers' names etched in brass.

November 26, 2006
Uintah detective is laid to rest
   A volley of 21 rifle shots echoed over Kevin Orr's hometown Saturday as his tight-knit community joined law enforcement officers from across the state in mourning the fallen officer.