Orders Thin Blue Line flag to be flown at the State Capitol

HELENA, MT – Joining Montana Highway Patrol troopers in Helena, Governor Greg Gianforte on May 14th, recognized Police Week in Montana and ordered a Thin Blue Line flag to be flown at the State Capitol.

“Montana law enforcement officers selflessly serve our state and nation, protecting our communities and keeping Montanans safe,” Gov. Gianforte said. “We join the nation to honor our men and women in uniform who dedicate their lives to protecting others and thank them and their families for their service and sacrifice.”

To honor Montana’s brave men and women in law enforcement, the governor proclaimed May 12-18, 2024, as Police Week in Montana.

The governor also proclaimed Wednesday, May 15, 2024, Peace Officers Memorial Day in memory of law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. The governor issued a separate proclamation ordering all flags flown in the State of Montana to fly at half-staff tomorrow to honor their memory.

With a rise in drug-related and violent crime nationwide and in Montana, Gov. Gianforte made investing in law enforcement top priorities in his Budget for Montana Families.

Last legislative session, the governor proposed funding five new highway patrol troopers, four new human trafficking agents, three new major case investigators, three new narcotics agents, and seven attorneys, including prosecutors, at the Montana Department of Justice.

To view the flag proclamation, see here. And to view the proclamation declaring Police Week in Montana, see here.