FOP Lodge 92 delivers snacks to Alamance County officers for Police Week

Snacks and drinks made the rounds to sheriff’s deputies, local police, campus officers and state troopers across Alamance County as members of the Alamance County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 92 marked National Police Week.

The delivery was a small gesture, but it reached the agencies that carry the county’s daily public-safety load. Lodge 92 said the outreach was meant to thank officers for round-the-clock service keeping communities safe, from neighborhoods and campus streets to county roads and courthouse operations.

National Police Week has been observed each year around May 15 since Congress and President John F. Kennedy established National Peace Officers Memorial Day in 1962. In 2026, the week ran May 11-16, with the National Peace Officers Memorial Service set for May 15 in Washington, D.C., as part of the national observance honoring law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty.

In Alamance County, that recognition carried local weight. County government says about 179,000 residents live in 15 communities, and the sheriff’s office says its responsibilities include law enforcement, detention and court duties. Sheriff Terry S. Johnson has served since 2002, making the office one of the central institutions shaping public safety across the county.

Lodge 92’s membership reflects that mix of agencies. Its public materials say the lodge includes members from the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office, Burlington Police Department, Graham Police Department, Mebane Police Department, Elon Police Department, Haw River Police Department, state law enforcement agencies, and retired and associate members. That structure put the Police Week outreach in front of officers working under different command systems but facing the same day-to-day demands.

The local lodge is also part of a broader statewide network. The North Carolina Fraternal Order of Police says it represents more than 6,100 law enforcement officers across the state, underscoring how the Alamance County gesture fit into a larger tradition of internal support within policing. In a county where public expectations are measured in response times, courtroom security and visible patrol coverage, the snack delivery served as a brief reminder that morale is not built only in policy rooms, but in the routine work of showing up.