Police Ride Pays Tribute To Fallen MIT Officer
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A procession of police officers on motorcycles has paid tribute to fallen Massachusetts Institute of Technology Officer Sean Collier by putting a single red rose where he died.
More than 100 officers from Boston area police departments took part in Saturday's ride, which started in Cambridge.
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Police Procession For Fallen MIT Officer
Organizers say the event was put on by Ride4Cops and raised $50,000 to help families of officers who die in the line of duty.
Saturday's procession also visited the Law Enforcement Memorial at the Massachusetts Statehouse in Boston, where participants placed a wreath.
A federal indictment alleges surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv) and his brother fatally shot Collier on April 18 while trying to elude authorities.
Collier was 27 and planning to join the Somerville Police Department.
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