10/17/2016
This past Saturday, members of some of the Dallas County Community College District Police Departments participated in the 9th annual Fallen Hero’s Bike Race and 5K.
Bike team members:
Officer Elias Reymundo - Eastfield College
Officer Rodrigo Garcia -El Centro College
Officer Andrew Maughan-El Centro College
Officer Gene Pouncy - El Centro College
Although the Nation has the staggering number of almost 22,000 officers who have died in the line of duty, the state of Texas holds the highest number of officers that have died, and this number grows every year.
Texas leads the nation in the number of Officers that have lost their lives (1,682), with California second (1,564) and New York third (1,366). Since 2010, in the state of
Texas, 180 officers have lost their lives on duty.
Last year over $22,000.00 was raised for the fund.
This year the goal was raise $30,000.00 for families of Officers that have lost their life in the line of duty. Over the last seven years over $100,000.00 has been raised for the Fallen Officers Fund through this event.
Team DCCCD...made us all proud. These officers volunteered their time to participate in the race and help a worthy cause. Great work guys!
