On Monday, Governor Mike Pence and his wife Karen led the first leg of the annual Cops Cycling for Survivors charitable bicycle ride as it left from the state’s police and fire memorial in Indianapolis. The ride is meant to honor fallen police officers and also serves as a fundraiser for numerous worthy causes. Today the cyclists will make their way through La Porte County, just one of the many stops on their 1,000 mile trek across the state. Continue reading
LaPorte Criminal Justice Students Eligible for Scholarship
A scholarship will be offered to a LaPorte County student planning to study criminal justice. The scholarship is in honor of the memory of Patrolman Neil Thompson. Thompson is the only LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department officer killed in the line of duty.
A fund was established, and a scholarship created to honor fallen policeman. The $1,000 scholarship had been awarded to family members of the sheriff’s department, but Sheriff John Boyd is opening up the opportunity to students outside the department.
Officers Participating in COPS Bicycle Ride to Arrive in LaPorte Today
Police officers who are participating in the annual Concerns of Police Survivor’s bicycle ride will be going through LaPorte today.
Officers will be arriving at 9 a.m. CT. They are riding around the perimeter of the state to help support families of officers who were killed in the line of duty and raise awareness of survivor issues.
More Than Fifty Officers Participate In Two-Week Bicycle Ride
The 10th annual “Cops Cycling for Survivors” bicycle ride began in Indianapolis yesterday. More than 50 police officers are participating in a 13-day, 1000-mile ride throughout Indiana.
This year’s ride is in memory of Terre Haute Police Officer Brent Long who was shot and killed on July 11, 2011 as he and other officers served an arrest warrant. The purpose of the ride is to support survivors and to promote the Indiana Chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors.
The journey will take the riders to New Carlisle on Friday, July 13 at the New Carlisle Cemetery in LaPorte County. While there, a ceremony to honor the memory of Neil Thompson will be conducted. Thompson was a LaPorte County Sheriff’s Deputy who was killed in the line of duty on September 21, 1980. After the ceremony, the entourage will travel to the LaPorte County Fire Department for lunch at around 10:30 a.m. CT.
A LaPorte County Sheriff’s Deputy is participating in this year’s ride. Sergeant Michael Kellems will be biking along the route which winds through Indiana and ends in Indianapolis.
