Behind the Badge
Westminster police ride 630 miles over four days to remember fallen officers
0Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat keeps these peace officers from their appointed annual rounds. A contingent of officers from the Westminster Police Department and Orange County Sheriff’s Department completed an arduous, four-day, 630-mile cycling trek to honor and pay tribute to fellow officers who died in the line of duty. The procession of police concluded the annual sojourn at the Westminster Police Department’s Fallen Officer Memorial on May 26 after embarking from the state memorial in Sacramento. While the officers were weary from the trip, Sgt. Bill Drinnin tried to divert attention from himself and the other riders. “None…
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