Fallen Officer’s Items Returned to Widow After Decade in Police Property Room

Fallen Officer’s Items Returned to Widow After Decade in Police Property Room By Maryanne Pope Updated April 15th, 2014 When I was back in my hometown of Calgary, Alberta in May 2011, I met up with Darren, the police officer who was with my husband, John, the night he died in September 2000. Darren was … Read more

Officer Down; Transforming Loss into Safer Workplaces

Maryanne Pope, Board Chair of the John Petropoulos Memorial Fund, will be delivering a keynote address at the Upper Island Safety Conference in Campbell River, BC, on Tue May 31st, 2011. Maryanne’s 90 minute presentation is entitled Officer Down; Transforming Loss into Safer Workplaces. Maryanne speaks candidly about the circumstances that led to the on-duty … Read more