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Fallen MPD officer, four other Wisconsin law enforcement officers honored in nation's capital

Officer Peter Jerving's name read during candlelight vigil, engraved on National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial

Fallen MPD officer, four other Wisconsin law enforcement officers honored in nation's capital

Officer Peter Jerving's name read during candlelight vigil, engraved on National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial

KRISTEN PATRICK. WE’LL SEE YOU THEN. THANK YOU. MONDAY NIGHT IN OUR NATION’S CAPITAL, ONE OF THE SIGNATURE EVENTS OF NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL INCLUDING THE ROLL CALL OF HEROES READING ALOUD THE NAMES OF POLICE OFFICERS WHO ARE NOW ENGRAVED IN MARBLE ON THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER MEMORIAL. THAT MEMORIAL NOW INCLUDES THE NAMES OF FIVE WISCONSIN OFFICERS KILLED IN A LINE OF DUTY. FOUR OF THESE OFFICERS DIED LAST YEAR, AMONG THEM MILWAUKEE POLICE OFFICER PETER GERVING. HIS END OF WATCH FEBRUARY SEVEN, 2023. AFTER SERVING THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE FOR FOUR YEARS, 12 NEWS DIANA GUTIERREZ REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON, D.C. ON HOW MOVING THIS TRIBUTE IS FOR EVERYONE WHO HAS LAW ENFORCEMENT TIES. A POWERFUL AND EMOTIONAL NIGHT HERE AT THE NATIONAL MALL IN WASHINGTON, D.C., WHERE FIVE WISCONSIN LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMBERS WERE HONORED, INCLUDING FALLEN MILWAUKEE POLICE OFFICER PETER GERVING. THEIR NAMES READ OUT LOUD IN FRONT OF THE ENTIRE NATION’S FIRST RESPONDERS. PETER E C GERVING. I AM HOPING FOR CLOSURE FOR PETER’S CO OFFICERS AND AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE MILWAUKEE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I DON’T THINK THERE WILL EVER BE REAL CLOSURE FOR OUR FAMILY BECAUSE PETER’S GONE. THIS ISN’T WHAT FALLEN MILWAUKEE POLICE OFFICER PETER IRVING’S MOTHER, PATTY, ENVISIONED AS HER FIRST TIME IN WASHINGTON, D.C.. BUT IT IS NICE THAT THEY’RE HONORING HIM IN SUCH A BIG WAY, ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER OFFICERS THAT HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE NATION SURROUNDED BY THE MILWAUKEE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND GRIEVING ALONGSIDE HUNDREDS OF OTHER SURVIVING FAMILIES, PATTY TELLS ME HER FAMILY IS EXPERIENCING A MIX OF EMOTIONS. IT WAS JUST SO DIFFERENT FROM WHAT I EXPECTED AND OVERWHELMING. ON MONDAY, THE IRVING FAMILY SPENT TIME AT THE NATIONAL POLICE MEMORIAL, WHERE THEIR LOVED ONE’S NAME WAS ADDED TO THE MEMORIAL WALL. HIS PHOTO THERE, AS TRIBUTE TO HE WAS MORE THAN A SON. HE WAS AN OFFICER AND AND HE CARED ABOUT THE CITY THAT HE SWORE TO SERVE AND PROTECT. AND HE WANTED TO BE THE BEST -- COP THAT HE COULD BE. AND WE THINK THAT HE FULFILLED THAT. THE IRVING FAMILY, ALONG WITH DISTRICT FOUR POLICE OFFICERS WHO KNEW HIM BEST, HE WAS VERY EAGER. YOU COULD TELL HE REALLY WANTED TO GET OUT AND LEARN EVERYTHING. ARE HOPING THIS BRINGS CLOSURE, INCLUDING HIS FIELD TRAINING OFFICER, BENJAMIN ADY. I GOT HIM RIGHT OUT OF THE ACADEMY, VERY FRESH AND VERY GREEN AND GOT HIM TO BE A, I THINK, A PRETTY PROFICIENT OFFICER. WE MISS PETER A LOT AND JUST HAPPY TO BE HERE TO HONOR HIM. IRVING’S FIELD TRAINING OFFICER, WHO WE JUST HEARD FROM IS THE CURRENT MPD WELLNESS TEAM COORDINATOR. HE TELLS ME DISTRICT FOUR OFFICERS LEAN ON EACH OTHER AS BEST THEY CA
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Fallen MPD officer, four other Wisconsin law enforcement officers honored in nation's capital

Officer Peter Jerving's name read during candlelight vigil, engraved on National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial

Fallen Milwaukee police Officer Peter Jerving is one of 282 fallen officers who were honored Monday night during National Police Week in Washington, D.C.He is one of five Wisconsin law enforcement officers whose name was read during a candleight vigil on the National Mall. Their names are now engraved on the National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial.Video: Reading of the namesA total of 97 people, including Milwaukee police officers and family members, were in Washington, D.C., for the ceremony.That includes members of District 4, which is where Jerving worked.He died in the line of duty while attempting to arrest a robbery suspect on Feb. 7, 2023, after serving the city of Milwaukee for four years. WISN 12 News Diana Gutierrez asked Jerving's mom, Patty, if Monday's events gave her any closure."I am hoping for closure for Peter's co-officers and the Milwaukee Police Department. Seeing his name on the wall and seeing all of these honors given to him so they can continue on and be the best damn cops they can be. I don't think there will ever be real closure for our family because Peter's gone," Patty Jerving said.The other officers honored were:Officer Hunter Timothy Scheel, Cameron Police DepartmentOfficer Emily Breidenbach, Chetek Police DepartmentTraffic Officer Starre Miles, Pepin County Sheriff's Office Deputy Sheriff Kaitie Leising, St. Croix County Sheriff's OfficeJerving's field training officer who worked with him right out of the acdemy was also in Washington. "I'm doing as good as I can. I think, like everybody, kind of carrying the emotions of or helping with people through the emotions of not just this week, but the last year, year and a half. And plus, they all the other officers that we lost, it's just it just keeps, you know, almost reminding you, reopening old wounds," said Officer Benjamin Ade, Milwaukee police Wellness Team coordinator.

Fallen Milwaukee police Officer Peter Jerving is one of 282 fallen officers who were honored Monday night during National Police Week in Washington, D.C.

He is one of five Wisconsin law enforcement officers whose name was read during a candleight vigil on the National Mall. Their names are now engraved on the National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial.

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Video: Reading of the names

A total of 97 people, including Milwaukee police officers and family members, were in Washington, D.C., for the ceremony.

That includes members of District 4, which is where Jerving worked.

He died in the line of duty while attempting to arrest a robbery suspect on Feb. 7, 2023, after serving the city of Milwaukee for four years.

WISN 12 News Diana Gutierrez asked Jerving's mom, Patty, if Monday's events gave her any closure.

"I am hoping for closure for Peter's co-officers and the Milwaukee Police Department. Seeing his name on the wall and seeing all of these honors given to him so they can continue on and be the best damn cops they can be. I don't think there will ever be real closure for our family because Peter's gone," Patty Jerving said.

The other officers honored were:

  • Officer Hunter Timothy Scheel, Cameron Police Department
  • Officer Emily Breidenbach, Chetek Police Department
  • Traffic Officer Starre Miles, Pepin County Sheriff's Office
  • Deputy Sheriff Kaitie Leising, St. Croix County Sheriff's Office

Jerving's field training officer who worked with him right out of the acdemy was also in Washington.

"I'm doing as good as I can. I think, like everybody, kind of carrying the emotions of or helping with people through the emotions of not just this week, but the last year, year and a half. And plus, they all the other officers that we lost, it's just it just keeps, you know, almost reminding you, reopening old wounds," said Officer Benjamin Ade, Milwaukee police Wellness Team coordinator.