About The Police Unity Tour of Virginia

The Police Unity Tour was founded in 1997 by Officer Patrick Montuore of the Florham Park, NJ Police Department.  The idea was simple, Pat wanted to help raise money for the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial by gathering together several law enforcement officers and riding their police mountain bikes from New Jersey to the site of the Memorial in Washington, DC.  Since then it has grown into an annual event that has delivered over four million dollars to the Memorial Fund, making it the largest private and/or corporate sponsor of the Memorial!

The Police Unity Tour currently has 7 chapters located in New Jersey, Virginia, California, Maryland, Florida, and New York.

Scott Humphrey, an officer with the Virginia Beach Police Department founded the Virginia Chapter in November 2000. The Virginia Chapter inaugural ride to Washington, DC took place on May 11, 2001, and was the first "Police Unity Tour" outside the State of New Jersey.  The two day trip covered more than 240 miles and culminated when Virginia riders met with Chapters I, II, and III in Washington, DC at the Lincoln Memorial.  Together, as a unified group of 175 law enforcement officers on bicylces, we completed the ride to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.  To date, the Police Unity Tour of Virginia consists of 250 riders and over 50 support personnel.  Sergeant Scott Humphrey, Founder and Past President, is now serving as the Treasurer.  Fellow Charter Member, Jeff Whitson, is the current President of the Virginia Chapter. He is an officer with the Portsmouth Police Department.  Both officers have particpated in the Tour every year since the Chapter formed. 

Why the Memorial?  Why Help?

The National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial is a tribute to all federal, state and local law enforcement officers. Engraved on it's blue-gray marble walls are the names of over 17,000 officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. More than 80 of those names are of Hampton Roads area officers who died serving their communities. The Memorial Fund receives no government or taxpayer revenue, instead it relies on the contributions of organizations such as ours and individuals such as yourself. We strongly encourage you to stop by the Memorial the next time you are visiting Washington, DC.  Check out their web site too at www.nleomf.org