The Irondequoit Police Department, the Irondequoit Crime Prevention Coalition and the Irondequoit Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association hosted the community's first candlelight vigil to honor victims of crime this past Saturday evening, Oct. 6, on the Irondequoit Town Hall grounds.
The event was designed to acknowledge October as crime prevention month and to honor crime victims and their families.
Judy DiPaola, president of the association and an officer with the coalition, started the night with opening remarks, then turned it over to Officer Jim Reed of the Irondequoit Police Department's community services unit.
"I would like to begin tonight by thanking everyone on behalf of, the Irondequoit Police Department, Irondequoit Crime Prevention Coalition and Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association, for taking the time from your busy schedules to join us for our first annual candlelight vigil as we acknowledge crime prevention month and members of our community who have been victims of crime," DiPaola said. "Crime knows no boundary -— ethnicity, age, sex, gender, religion, young or old — it comes without warning and not only devastates its victims, but also impacts families, friendships and communities in its aftermath."
Guest speakers included Pam Gardner of Alternatives for Battered Women; Julie Hahn, a Monroe County Assistant District Attorney; Cheryl Dinolfo, Monroe County Clerk; Irondequoit County Legislators Ted O'Brien and Stephanie Aldersley; Irondequoit Town Supervisor Mary Joyce D'Aurizio; and the grandmother of Larie Butler, a Rochester teen who was found murdered in Irondequoit earlier this year.
Reed also read a message sent by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
The event was also designed to remind the community that the Irondequoit Police Department and citizen groups like the coalition and association stand together to prevent crime and support those who have been victimized.
The Irondequoit Police Department, the Irondequoit Crime Prevention Coalition and the Irondequoit Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association hosted the community's first candlelight vigil to honor victims of crime this past Saturday evening, Oct. 6, on the Irondequoit Town Hall grounds.
The event was designed to acknowledge October as crime prevention month and to honor crime victims and their families.
Judy DiPaola, president of the association and an officer with the coalition, started the night with opening remarks, then turned it over to Officer Jim Reed of the Irondequoit Police Department's community services unit.
"I would like to begin tonight by thanking everyone on behalf of, the Irondequoit Police Department, Irondequoit Crime Prevention Coalition and Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association, for taking the time from your busy schedules to join us for our first annual candlelight vigil as we acknowledge crime prevention month and members of our community who have been victims of crime," DiPaola said. "Crime knows no boundary -— ethnicity, age, sex, gender, religion, young or old — it comes without warning and not only devastates its victims, but also impacts families, friendships and communities in its aftermath."
Guest speakers included Pam Gardner of Alternatives for Battered Women; Julie Hahn, a Monroe County Assistant District Attorney; Cheryl Dinolfo, Monroe County Clerk; Irondequoit County Legislators Ted O'Brien and Stephanie Aldersley; Irondequoit Town Supervisor Mary Joyce D'Aurizio; and the grandmother of Larie Butler, a Rochester teen who was found murdered in Irondequoit earlier this year.
Reed also read a message sent by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
The event was also designed to remind the community that the Irondequoit Police Department and citizen groups like the coalition and association stand together to prevent crime and support those who have been victimized.
