Wantagh 'Back The Blue' Event Benefits Fallen Officers' Families

WANTAGH, NY - Since the first recorded police death in 1786, there have been over 21,000 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.

Nassau County officers aren't immune to the statistics. The Officer Down Memorial Page reports that since 1925, 35 officers have lost their lives in the line of duty with the Nassau County Police Department. The Nassau County Sheriff's Office has lost four officers in the line of duty since 1986.

To show their support for officers who've made the ultimate sacrifice, several Wantagh Chamber of Commerce members are getting together to "Back the Blue" at Ridgewood Station Tavern on Friday, Jan. 3.

The event will take place from 8 p.m. to midnight.

Members will be behind the bar bartending. All tips will go to the widows and children of fallen Nassau County police officers.

Ridgewood Station Tavern is located at 3231 Sunrise Highway in Wantagh.

For more information or to buy tickets, contact Laura Dupkin Memisha at 516-984-0343.