Local Officers Raise Money For Police Unity Tour
"We ride for those who died" is the motto that the members of the Police Unity Tour spoke of at the annual Sunday motorcycle ride.
In 1997, eighteen Police Officers rode their bikes 300 miles beginning in Florham Park, NJ and finished in Washington, DC. This year, 1,200 riders made that same 300 mile trip. Among them were Lt Mike Faria of the Middletown Police Department and Officer Joe Carroll of the Newport Police Department. They rode along with fellow officers and family members of fallen officers. Each rider is asked to raise money that is used to maintain the National Law Enforcement Memorial, the National Law Enforcement Museum, and given to families of officers killed in the line of duty. To help meet their donation requirement for next year’s ride Faria and Carroll hosted this Sunday's motorcycle ride fundraiser. Scotty McLeish and Scotty's Big Dawg's Pub & …
