State Police 'Faith & Blue' Danvers Unity Event Monday

DANVERS, MA — North Shore residents are invited to join members of the Massachusetts State Police, faith-based organizations and community members for a law enforcement unity event on the Monday holiday.

The event will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Troop A Headquarters on Maple Street in Danvers.

The goal of the events is "to build bridges and break biases."

Faith & Blue is a national initiative that was forced to facilitate "safer, stronger, more unified communities by enhancing partnerships among law enforcement professionals, residents, businesses and community groups through the connections of local faith-based organizations."

State Trooper David Rameau — who is a minister and member of the department's Community Liaison Team — is coordinating the Faith & Blue event.

"Communities are stronger and safer when residents and law enforcement professionals can relate as ordinary people with shared values, hopes and dreams," said the Faith & Blue initiative website. "The partners who are a part of National Faith & Blue Weekend believe we can find ways to work together around our many commonalities instead of being divided by our differences."

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(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)