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Police Unity Tour riders stop in New Bern on journey to Washington, D.C.
Law enforcement officers from across North Carolina made a stop in downtown New Bern as part of a multi-day bicycle ride to Washington, D.C.
The riders are part of the Police Unity Tour, an annual event that brings together officers from cities including Charlotte, Durham and Greenville. Participants are cycling hundreds of miles to take part in National Police Week.
The ride is held to honor officers who have died in the line of duty, with each mile dedicated to their memory.
“It is just as much mental as it is physical. We just take it one leg at a time,” said Maj. Brian Harrison of the Durham Police Department. “It’s the stops like this where we get to honor our brothers and sisters in blue that have fallen in the line of duty. They just make it worth it.”
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The group will continue traveling north over the next several days, with their journey ending in Washington, D.C., at the National Law Enforcement Memorial.