Behind the Badge
Solemnity returns on final night of Code 3 for a Cause bike ride
0Editor’s note: Through Saturday, May 21, cyclists from Orange County are riding between Sacramento and Westminster, Ca., in the Code 3 for a Cause memorial ride to raise funds and commemorate fallen and injured law enforcement officers. This is the 10th annual ride, organized by the Westminster Police Department’s Cmdr. Kevin MacCormick and Sgt. Bill Drinnin. Behind the Badge is along for the ride and will file dispatches from the road. Dan Schoonmaker, a former Deputy Chief for Westminster Police Department, was brought to tears remembering his friend and colleague Tom Richard, who committed suicide in 2013. Bert Mekpongsatorn said…
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