CMPD kicks off National Police Week with ‘Bike 2 DC’ event
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The Charlotte-Mechlenburg Police Department (CMPD) kicks off its annual 2024 Bike 2 DC — Ride to Honor event on May 9 at 8 a.m. This ride starts a week of events for the observance of National Police Week.
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The pre-ride ceremony will start in the parking lot of the Law Enforcement Center in Uptown at 601 E. Trade Street. CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings will speak ahead of the ride. The Ride to Honor will begin at the end of the ceremony. Riders will be accompanied by a full police escort through their journey to Washington, D.C. This group will represent CMPD next week beginning with the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Candlelight Vigil at the National Mall on May 13.
Since 2007, CMPD and law enforcement from the surrounding areas have gathered each May to ride bicycles 500 miles over four days from Charlotte to D.C. Each mile of the ride is a tribute to fallen law enforcement officers.
In honor of fallen CMPD Officer Joshua Eyer, a member of the CMPD will ride Officer Eyer’s public order bike along the 500-mile journey. His Civil Emergency Unit-issued vest and helmet will be mounted to the bike.
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Officer Eyer died in the line of duty on April 29 when a suspect, identified as Terry Hughes Jr., 39, opened fire on law enforcement officers, killing Eyer and three others. The husband and father served with the North Carolina National Guard for 12 years and was rewarded with Officer of the Month in early April.
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