Cristina Janney and Jordan Schaeffer/Hays Post
This week is National Police Week. Special emphasis is placed on the those who have given their lives in the line of duty.
Four officers who lost their lives in 2025 were honored on April 31 and May 1 in Topeka at the Capitol.
Officers from the Hays Police Department served as member of the Honor Guard and carried the colors for the a portion of the ceremonies.
Among those being honored were Sgt. Scott Heimann of the Hays Police Department and Phillips County Undersheriff Brandon Gaede.
Wyandotte County Deputy Elijah Ming and Kansas City, Kansas, officer Hunter Simoncic, also killed in the line of duty in 2025, were also honored.
The officers also will be honored this week at the National Law Enforement Officer Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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