They ride to honor the fallen
0This is not a vacation or some fancy bike ride down the coast, Westminster Police Department Sgt. Bill Drinnin said. There is pain. There are tears. There are stories. Drinnin was among a dozen officers from the Westminster Police Department and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department who completed a four-day, 630-mile cycling trek from the California Peace Officers’ Memorial in Sacramento to Westminster Police Department’s Fallen Officer Memorial. The cyclists ride to raise awareness and funds for families of peace officers who have died in the line of duty. Family members, friends, and fellow officers were on hand at 2:30…
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