On May 11, 2001 approximately 40 Law Enforcement Officers from the "Hampton Roads" area of Virginia will be riding their bicycles 225+ miles to Washington D.C. to benefit the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (N.L.E.O.M.F.). This event is called the Police Unity Tour.
This is the first year the Hampton Roads Chapter has been involved in the event. The chapter was formed by Virginia Beach Detective Scott Humphrey. Currently, there are three other chapters in the nation and the organization is growing rapidly. Since 1997, during the week preceding National Peace Officers Memorial Day on May 15, officers from these chapters ride their bicycles in unity to support the funding of the N.L.E.O.M.F. and to pay respects to the survivors and loved ones of the fallen officers who have died in the line of duty.