Crime & Safety
Watch: Police Unity Tour Rides Through Somerville Tuesday
Watch as thousands of police officers are biking hundreds of miles to raise awareness of officers who have died in the line of duty.
SOMERVILLE, NJ — Thousands of police officers are biking hundreds of miles from New Jersey to Washington, D.C. in the Police Unity Tour to raise awareness of Law Enforcement Officers who have died in the line of duty.
The tour made its way through Somerville on May 9 around 2 p.m. Bikers were welcomed by fellow law enforcement officers, first responders, fire departments, K-9 units and others from the Somerset County area and beyond.
See the warm welcome below:
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The officers kicked off on their bicycles in Whippany on Tuesday and are traveling down through the Garden State all the way to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. over the next four days. They will finish the tour on May 12. A Candlelight Vigil will take place May 13 at the NLEOM.
(K-9 Units from across the area came out in support of the Police Unity Tour)
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Officers from departments across New Jersey and beyond participated in the ride. Here are some of the officers that rode from the Somerset and Union county departments:
- Scott Hobbs, Bridgewater Township Police Department
- Matthew Siessel, Cranford Police Department
- Daniel Donnerstag, Cranford Police Department
- Joseph Stulpin, Cranford Police Department
- Guy Patterson, Cranford Police Department
- Michael Nicolas, Elizabeth Police Department
- Jim Burns, Elizabeth Police Department
- Craig Edwards, Elizabeth Police Department
- Michael Babulski, Linden Police Department
- John Vasquez, Linden Police Department
- Joseph Cacioppo, Linden Police Department
- Camille Esparra, Linden Police Department
- Margaret Hammond, Raritan Police Department
- Thomas Ostrander, Westfield Police Department
- Aaron Doherty, Westfield Police Department
- William Kleeman, Westfield Police Department
For more information on the Police Unity Tour visit policeunitytour.com.
(Photos and video by Alexis Tarrazi)
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