In Serpukhov honored the employees of the internal affairs bodies

The history of the holiday goes back to 1715, when Peter I created the service of public order - the police. However, the official date is connected with 1917: on November 10, a workers’ militia was created. For many years, the holiday was called the Day of the Police, and after the reform of 2011 and the adoption of the law “On the Police”, it received a modern name – the Day of the Interior Officer.

Serpukhov police have a rich history. The management museum stores documents and awards of employees of different years, including participants of the Great Patriotic War. Veterans of the service conduct excursions for schoolchildren, telling about exploits and devotion to duty. Today, the department is headed by police Colonel Alexander Evgenyevich Samokhin.

At the ceremony, words of gratitude were heard to the personnel and veterans. Separately noted those who showed themselves in official activities. On behalf of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, letters of gratitude for fruitful cooperation were presented to the director of the Museum and Exhibition Center Valentina Mantulo, head of the exhibition department Anastasia Yesipova and leading methodologist Svetlana Shchelova. Employees of the exhibition center provided great assistance in organizing and conducting the exhibition “Personal Affairs of Colonel Zimin”, dedicated to the memory of veteran of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Konstantin Anatolyevich Zimin – a man who served in the internal affairs bodies for 28 years, headed the Council of Veterans of the Administration for more than ten years and stood at the origins of the creation of the museum.

Your work is a pillar of law and order and a guarantee of the safety of the residents of our urban district. Every day you face difficult tasks, showing professionalism, perseverance and loyalty to official duty. I want to express special gratitude to veterans for the invaluable experience and traditions that you carefully pass on to the young generation of employees, said Mikhail Shulga, Chairman of the Serpukhov Council of Deputies.

At the event, employees who died in the line of duty were remembered - their memory was honored with a minute of silence.

The holiday ended with words of gratitude to all who daily ensure the safety of Serpukhov.