On April 29, 2016, EPPD O ffi cers joined the Memorial Trek Riders as they rode to El Paso in remembrance of fallen O ffi cer Adrian Arellano. Law Enforcement o ffi cers from various agencies across Texas have been bike riding across the state in honor of fallen o ffi cers since 1993. The mission of the Memorial Trek Riders is to bring a Ʃ en Ɵ on to the sacri fi ce that each o ffi cer makes each day for their community and the State of Texas. The riders hold a small remembrance ceremony in each city that has lost an o ffi cer the previous year. By sacri fi cing a bit of themselves, they hope to convey to the community, department, and family y, p , y
that the memory of their loved ones and their courage lives on. The Arellano family received the ceremonial memorial fl ag and cross that were presented by the Bike Trek Riders. y e e
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