Parisppany PD Sending 9 on Unity Tour

For the fifth straight year, members of the will be participating in the Police Unity Tour.

The department announced in a release that it will be sending nine participants on the tour, which will take place on May 9. Those nine will be just a few of the hundreds of officers throughout the United States who will ride bicycles from New Jersey to Washington, D.C.

The purpose of the tour, according to the release, is to raise awareness and financial support for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. Every year, the names of officers killed in the line of duty are added to a stone memorial in Washington, D.C. Families of the fallen officers hear their loved ones' names called during a candlelight vigil held at the memorial after the tour arrives.

The release says the memorial assures the friends and families of fallen officers that their loved ones' sacrifices will be remembered.

Each team must raise a minimum of $15,750. The department asks that if you would like to make a donation, to make your check payable to “Police Unity Tour” and send it to the Parsippany Police Department at 3339 U.S. Highway 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054. You are asked to make it to the attention of Captain P. Philipps.

Those participating from the Parsippany department are Captain Paul Philipps, Sergeant Keith Lefferts, Officer Michael Ruggier, Detective Daniel Cicala, Officer Gian Cacioppo, Officer Jason Lubeck, Officer Damon Farms, Officer Michael Sprung and Special Agent Kelly, FBI.