Cops Cycling for Indiana C.O.P.S. Kicked Off Today

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Cops cycling for C.O.P.S. (Concerns of Police Survivors) kicked off today with a short ceremony in front of the Fallen Officers Memorial outside the Indiana Government Center in Indianapolis this morning. 

Indiana C.O.P.S. operates as a peer support network for survivors of line-of-duty death according to federal criteria.  Their primary goal is to be there for all survivors on a day-to-day basis, assisting them with anything they need.  Indiana Concerns of Police Survivors also provides resources to assist in the rebuilding of the lives of surviving families of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. Furthermore, C.O.P.S. provides training to law enforcement agencies on survivor victimization issues and educates the public of the need to support the law enforcement profession and its survivors.  

Each year, between 140 and 160 officers are killed in the line of duty and their families and co-workers are left to cope with the tragic loss. C.O.P.S. provides resources to help them rebuild their shattered lives. Over 300 Indiana Police Officers have been killed in the line of duty, and their sacrifices will never be forgotten.  

Cops Cycling for Indiana C.O.P.S. consists of Indiana Police Officers along with friends, family and survivors bicycling over 1000 miles around the perimeter of Indiana (see route below) to honor fallen officers who have died in the line of duty.  In 2007 Cops Cycling for COPS raised in excess of $50,000. Money raised will assist in providing financial assistance to family members of fallen officers by helping defray the costs associated with National Police Week.

National C.O.P.S seminars for children, siblings, parents, adult children and spouses of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, needs associated with criminal trials, continuous support of survivors in need and support items and business needs of the Indiana Chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors.

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