Local Officers Ask Bikers to Ride for the Fallen
A motorcycle ride in Middletown will help raise money for fallen police officers. Civilians and officers are encouraged to participate in the event on Sept. 9.
On Sept. 9, for the second year in a row, two Aquidneck Island police officers will bring a national event to a local level. Every May, thousands of police officers sweat through the 300-mile, four day, Police Unity Tour, which is a bicycle ride from Florham Park, N.J. to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. The event honors police officers who fell in the line of duty. Although that ride is only open to police officers, Lt. Mike Faria of the Middletown Police Department and Officer Joe Carroll of Newport, have organized a motorcycle ride that joins civilians and officers together, to raise awareness and money for the cause right here in Rhode Island. “Everyone is welcome,” said Faria. The ride will start…
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