INDIANA – Cops Cycling for Survivors is inviting the public, law enforcement supporters, and members of the media to attend the opening kickoff ceremony for the 2025 ride. This will be the 24th year that CC4S will take to the roads around the state of Indiana, supporting the families of fallen police officers and encouraging the public never to forget the service and sacrifice of our fallen heroes.
On Monday, July 7th, cyclists will depart from the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) and head west on a 13-day, 1,000-mile journey that will traverse all four corners of the state, spanning from the shores of Lake Michigan to the banks of the Ohio River. The route for the ride is below:
- July 7 Day 1~ Plainfield to Terre Haute
- July 8 Day 2~ Terre Haute to Kentland
- July 9 Day 3~ Kentland to Merrillville
- July 10 Day 4~ Merrillville to South Bend/Mishawaka
- July 11 Day 5~ Mishawaka to Angola
- July 12 Day 6~ Angola to Bluffton
- July 13 Day 7~ Bluffton to Richmond
- July 14 Day 8~ Richmond to Madison
- July 15 Day 9~ Madison to Jeffersonville
- July 16 Day 10~ Jeffersonville to Jasper
- July 17 Day 11~ Jasper to Vincennes
- July 18 Day 12~ Vincennes to Bloomington
- July 19 Day 13~ Bloomington to Indianapolis
The opening ceremony will begin at 8:00 a.m. (EST) at the ILEA, which is located at 5402 Sugar Grove Road in Plainfield, Indiana. The closing ceremony will be held in the Heroes of Public Safety section of Crown Hill Cemetery, located at 700 38th Street in Indianapolis, Indiana. The cyclists will arrive for the closing ceremony at 2:00 p.m. (EST)
Four police officers will be given recognition for line-of-duty deaths in 2024:
Hendricks County Deputy Sheriff Fred Fislar: End of Watch April 16, 2024.
Newton County Sheriff’s Corporal Brandon Schreiber: End of Watch September 11, 2024.
Indiana DOC Lieutenant Donald Neiswinger, Jr.: End of Watch January 18, 2022.
Indiana DOC Officer Shawn Burnell: End of Watch October 18, 2020.
