Last week, Vice President J.D. Vance honored the three Northern York County Regional Police officers killed in North Codorus Township last September.
Vance honored Detective Sgt. Cody Becker, Detective Mark Baker and Detective Isaiah Emenheiser during the Fraternal Order of Police’s 45th Annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Friday.
“All three of these officers — Detective Baker, Detective Emenheiser and Detective Sergeant Becker — gave their lives confronting evil without hesitation, placing themselves between danger and the people who depended on them most,” Vance said. “These were talented and seasoned cops. Across the three of them, they represented nearly 60 years of experience within law enforcement, and each of them left behind grieving widows and beautiful children.”
According to the Fraternal Order of Police, the event welcomed thousands of law enforcement officers, surviving family members and friends of the 191 officers who died in the line of duty in 2025. It is the largest, most prominent memorial service held on behalf of fallen officers in the country according to the FOP.
“Today is never an easy day. We honor the fallen, we grieve and most of all, we remember. The memories of our lost loved ones are with us always,” Patrick Yoes, national president of the Fraternal Order of Police, said. “In the difficult times ahead, these memories will give us the strength to face tomorrow, and the next day and the day after that. The men and women we honor today and their loved ones who are here are never truly lost — they stay with us, just as your FOP family is with you, today and always.”
The FOP said last year’s 191 deaths included 45 from gunfire and 60 from officers succumbing to illnesses contracted when responding to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
The FOP says that President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation designating May 15 as National Peace Officers’ Memorial Day. The FOP and its National Auxiliary hosted the first National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service in 1982, eventually becoming a nationally recognized event and contributing to the building and dedication of the “Wall of Remembrance” on Judiciary Square in Washington, D.C.
“This service is a solemn reminder of the dangers of serving in law enforcement, and that nothing in our profession can be taken for granted. We mourn their sacrifice and we pledge this to their memories — we will never let their families walk alone,” Yoes said.
This month, Becker, Baker and Emenheiser were also honored during the 31st annual Pennsylvania State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police Memorial Service and the York County Department of Emergency Service’s Annual Fallen Officer Memorial.