Cops Cycling for Survivors arriving in Princeton on Monday evening, will be joined by EPD Officer Jack Spencer

The Cops Cycling for Survivors group will arrive at the Princeton Red Cross Mondaynight around 6:00pm. The red Cross is located at 312 W. State St.
The group is on a statewide bicycle tour that raises awareness of fallen law enforcement officers who are killed in the line of duty and their survivors. The group raises money to support the survivors with emotional and financial needs.
The group rides 1,000 miles in 13 days and visits with the survivors of fallen officers as they tour the state. EPD Officer Jack Spencer will be joining the group for the next several days of the ride.
The group will spend Monday night in Princeton and share a meal with the survivors of Oakland City Police Officer, Michael Deno. Officer Deno was killed in the line of duty on February 29, 2000.

This year’s ride pays special tribute to the four Indiana law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty in 2014.

The 2014 Roll Call of Heroes:

Deputy Sheriff Jacob Daniel Calvin
Tipton County Sheriff’s Office, IN
EOW: Saturday, June 28, 2014
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Officer Perry W. Renn
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, July 5, 2014
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Jeffrey Brady Westerfield
Gary Police Department, IN
EOW: Sunday, July 6, 2014
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman II Nickolaus E. Schultz
Merrillville Police Department, IN
EOW: Sunday, September 7, 2014
Cause of Death: Gunfire