Crime & Safety
Berkeley Officers Bike To D.C. For Police Unity Tour
The Police Unity Tour raises awareness about law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty.
BERKELEY, N.J. — Several Berkeley officers are biking to Washington, D.C. They're participating in the 2019 Police Unity Tour, which raises awareness for law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty.
Deputy Chief Kevin Santucci, Sergeant Robert Flanegan, Sergeant Scott Stoker and Detective Shawn Bowens are representing the Berkeley Township Police Department. Officers raised funds over the past several months for the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund.
The tour began Thursday morning at state police headquarters in Trenton. The first leg of the tour ended later Thursday in Atlantic City. They will arrive Sunday to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. Once there, families of fallen officers and their own family and friends will greet them.
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