LEU Long Ride, to honor fallen law enforcement

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune

Fallen law enforcement officers will be honored and remembered on May 2 by the Long Ride Division of Law Enforcement United, Inc. A group of federal, state and local law enforcement officers will pedal on bicycles to stop at the Law Enforcement Memorial in Madera’s Courthouse Park as part of the event.

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Fallen law enforcement officers of Madera County will be honored by the Long Ride Division of Law Enforcement United, Inc. (LEU), a non-profit organization of officers and survivors from various parts of the United States. 

A group of federal, state and local law enforcement officers will pedal on bicycles for 810 miles through California, and will be in Madera on Saturday, May 2. They will stop at the Law Enforcement Memorial in Madera’s Courthouse to honor local fallen officers. The group of riders will come from the direction of Chowchilla and are estimated to arrive around 11:15 a.m. 

“There, we will honor our fallen brothers and sisters and remember their families left behind,” said Rich Gallo, LEU Long Ride Director from New York, NY.