JCPD Pays Tribute To Fallen Officers At Police Unity Tour Sendoff

Jersey City NJ

15 May, 2022

6:01 PM

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Press release from JCNJ: May 15, 2022 City officials joined community members for a special sendoff event on May 9 to show support and encouragement to the Jersey City Police Officers participating in the 26th annual Police Unity Tour alongside hundreds of officers from departments statewide. The Jersey City Police Cycling Team worked to raise $70,000 in donations for the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial and Museum in honor of the Law Enforcement Officers who have died in the line of duty. Over the course of the four-day Unity Tour, thousands of police officers from around the nation will bike together to reach the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. JCPD family members of fallen police officers attending include: The DiNardo Family Surviving family of Det. Marc Anthony Di Nardo, EOW 7/21/2009 Cathy McBride Surviving mother of Det. Melvin Santiago, EOW 7/13/2014 The Robateau Family Survivor family of Lt. Christopher Robateau, JCPD, EOW 1/5/2018 The Seals Family Surviving family of Det. Joseph Seals, EOW 12/10/2019 This press release was produced by JCNJ. The views expressed here are the author's own.