Indiana Police to Cycle Around State to Honor Fallen Officers, Support Families

What to know

The 24th annual Cops Cycling for Survivors ride begins July 7 at the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, covering 1,000 miles over 13 days to honor fallen officers and support their families.
The route spans the entire state, ending July 19 at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis with a closing ceremony at 2 p.m.
Four officers will be honored for line-of-duty deaths in 2024, including Hendricks County Sheriff's Deputy Fred Fislar, Newton County Sheriff's Cpl. Brandon Schreiber, Indiana Department of Corrections Lt. Donald Neiswinger Jr., and DOC Officer Shawn Burnell.

INDIANAPOLIS — Cops Cycling for Survivors is inviting the public to attend Monday’s opening kickoff ceremony for the 2025 ride.

This will be the 24th year that CC4S will take to the roads around the state of Indiana supporting the families of fallen police officers and encouraging the public to never forget the service and sacrifice of our fallen heroes.

On Monday, cyclists will depart from the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy and head west in the 13-day and 1,000 mile journey that will touch all four corners of the state and go from the shores of Lake Michigan to the banks of the Ohio River. The route for the ride is below:

Monday, Day 1 — Plainfield to Terre Haute
Tuesday, Day 2 — Terre Haute to Kentland
Wednesday, Day 3 — Kentland to Merrillville
July 10, Day 4 — Merrillville to South Bend/ Mishawaka
July 11, Day 5 — Mishawaka to Angola
July 12, Day 6 — Angola to Bluffton
July 13, Day 7 — Bluffton to Richmond
July 14, Day 8 — Richmond to Madison
July 15, Day 9 — Madison to Jeffersonville
July 16, Day 10 — Jeffersonville to Jasper
July 17, Day 11 — Jasper to Vincennes
July 18, Day 12 — Vincennes to Bloomington
July 19, Day 13 — Bloomington to Indianapolis

The opening ceremony will begin at 8 a.m. at ILEA, 5402 Sugar Grove Road, Plainfield. The closing ceremony will be held in the Heroes of Public Safety section of Crown Hill Cemetery, 700 38th St., Indianapolis. The cyclists will arrive for the closing ceremony at 2 p.m.

There are four police officers who will be given recognition for line of duty deaths in 2024:

Hendricks County Deputy Sheriff Fred Fislar (End of Watch 4/16/2024)
Newton County Sheriff’s Cpl. Brandon Schreiber (End of Watch 9/11/2024)
Indiana Department of Corrections Lt. Donald Neiswinger, Jr. (End of Watch 1/18/2022)
Indiana DOC Officer Shawn Burnell (End of Watch 10/18/2020)

_______________

Visit www.goshennews.com.

Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.