Two Indiana officers who were killed on duty last year were honored during a ceremony in Washington, D.C. on Sunday.
The federal government says it is trying to work with local law enforcement to make communities safer for their inhabitants and police officers.
Indiana police officers will be riding around the state this week in honor of their fallen colleagues
Seeley, who was found dead, had been released from prison in 2010 after serving five years of a 12-year sentence for dealing narcotics.