WHEELING, W.Va. – The Wheeling Police Department will honor and remember local, regional, and national law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice during its 13th annual Law Enforcement Memorial, set for Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
This year’s featured speaker is Matthew L. Harvey, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia.
Due to forecasted storms on Wednesday, the 13th Annual Wheeling Police Law Enforcement Memorial has been moved indoors.
The ceremony will now take place inside the gymnasium at West Virginia Northern Community College’s Education Center. The event was originally scheduled at Wheeling’s Heritage Port.
The memorial will also feature ceremonial music by the West Virginia Highlanders, a pipe and drum band from Elkins, West Virginia, a formal wreath presentation, the playing of “Taps,” and a 21-gun salute by the Wheeling Police Department Honor Guard.
The event coincides with “National Police Week”, observed annually in mid-May. National Peace Officers Memorial Day is held on May 15 and honors law enforcement officers who have died or been disabled in the line of duty.
Since the department’s founding more than 220 years ago, nine Wheeling police officers have died in the line of duty. Nationwide, in 2025, 115 officers were killed in the line of duty.
