2021 Police Unity Tour
“We Ride for Those Who Died”
The Summit Police Department sent a team to ride in the 2021 Police Unity Tour. The riders, Officers Keith Kwiatek, Jeff Deets and Sean Thompson, ended their 4-day, 320-mile bicycle ride on Thursday, October 14th by riding through the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
According to The National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum website, nleomf.org, between 1,200 and 1,300 riders were expected to ride into the Memorial to remember and honor the fallen. The ride begins in New Jersey with a 45 to 50 mile ride. The next day, the riders travel to Wilmington, DE. From Wilmington, they will ride about 100 miles to Annapolis, MD. The last leg of the trip riders travel 60 miles to the Memorial in Washington, DC.
A Candlelight Vigil ends the 2021 Police Unity Tour. During the vigil the names of 701 law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty – including 434 who died in 2019 and 2020 – are formally dedicated on the evening of October 14, during the 33rd Annual Candlelight Vigil, held on the National Mall and produced by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
The mission of the National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum is to honor the fallen, tell the story of American law enforcement, and make it safer for those who serve.
In May 2020, the Police Unity Tour was proud to donate more than $2.0 million to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, bringing the total donations to more than $30 million since their inception in 1997.
For more information, and to donate, visit policeunitytour.com.
Photo by City of Summit
