WATCH: Garland presents awards for distinguished service in community policing

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday afternoon delivered remarks and presented the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Community Policing.

Watch the ceremony in the player above.

The award recognizes individual police officers “for exceptional efforts in effective policing,” according to the Department of Justice.

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