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Motor Officer Events and Galleries I enjoy attending events where Motor Officers gather to ride or participate in motorcycle skill challenges. Various photo galleries are posted on this website and linked below. If you happened to land here while searching for information about motorcycle police patrol boots, check my Guide on this style of boot. These pictures are for personal viewing only and are not to be downloaded for
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Law Ride® 2009 | |
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Law Ride® is held each year in Washington, DC, on the Sunday before National Police Week. It's also usually Mother's Day. Motor Officers from across the country arrive at a parking lot at RFK Stadium starting about 9:00am. Precisely at 11:00am, the motor officers depart, with supporters from the Blue Knights (a motorcycle club composed of law enforcement personnel) and other bikers follow. They ride in procession to the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial at 5th & F Streets, N.W. A ceremony and wreath-laying is held to honor officers who have died in the line of duty in the last year. |
Law Ride® 2008 | |
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Law Ride® 2008, held May 11, 2008, in Washington, DC. |
Law Ride® 2007 | |
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Law Ride® 2007, held May 13, 2007, in Washington, DC. |
Law Ride® 2006 | |
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Law Ride® 2006, held May 14, 2006, in Washington, DC. |
Mid-Atlantic Police Motorcycle Competition 2008 | |
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The Mid-Atlantic Police Motorcycle Competition was held September 19 - 20, 2008, in Arlington, Virginia. Photos posted here were taken on September 20, 2008, only. |
Mid-Atlantic Police Motorcycle Competition 2007 | |
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Police motorcycle competitions are a good way for motor officers to test their skills and receive honors for how the handle and operate a police motorcycle. Various events are staged, including tight turns and weaves, the longest time to ride for a certain distance, and stopping on a dime. The Mid-Atlantic Police Motorcycle Competition is held in various locations in the Washington, DC, Metro area. More information is here. |
Blue Mass 2008 | |
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The Blue Mass is held at St. Christopher's Catholic Church in Washington, DC, usually on the first or second Tuesday of May. It is held to remember and pray for those in law enforcement who have died in the line of duty in the last year. The mass is led by the Archbishop of Washington and several other priests from local parishes. It is attended by city, county, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in the Washington Metro area, as well as by individuals who wish to express their prayers for fallen officers. Bag pipers from a local law enforcement group lead the procession, followed by honor guards from more than a dozen agencies, then top leaders from local agencies follow. |
Blue Mass 2007 | |
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Blue Mass held May 8, 2007, in Washington, DC. |
National Motorcycle Police Rodeo | |
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A "rodeo" is another name for a police motorcycle competition. The National Police Motorcycle Rodeo is not well-advertised. I happened to discover the event going on August 12 - 14, 2006, by walking by it while on a lunch stroll. |
