On June 18, 2011, the Sacramento Police Department Cycling Team was the first all law enforcement team to compete in the Race Across America (RAAM). The race is an epic 3,000-mile bicycle race from California to Maryland that honors the nearly 19,000 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty nationwide. Team SPD finished 6th out of 12 teams in the 8-person relay team category, with an official time of 6 days, 6 hours, and 8 minutes.
The team plans to take on that challenge again in June 2012.
Sac PD’s cycling team will raise money and bring media attention to the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington DC. Working with the hundreds of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies along the route, Team SPD will honor slain law enforcement officers by carrying their names,
visiting local and state memorials, and encouraging media coverage of their efforts.
Several different sponsorship packages are available. For more information and a fast, secure way to donate, please visit http://www.sacpd.org/teamsacpd/raam. You may also contact Sergeant Brian Ellis at bellis@pd.cityofsacramento.org.
