Sgt. Jim Theiss, center, talks with Charlie Weaver of the Lewiston Police Department as Theiss and seven other police officers leave the Androscoggin Bank Colisee parking lot at the start of the Law Enforcement Memorial Bicycle Ride on Thursday. Seven Lewiston police officers and one retired officer left Lewiston at 7:30 a.m. for a 35-mile ride to Augusta to memorialize their fallen comrades. They planned to arrive at the Maine Law Enforcement Officers’ Memorial on State Street in Augusta for an event that recognizes police officers who have died in the line of duty. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)

Lt. Mark Cornelio of the Lewiston Police Department and seven other police officers ride along Main Street during the the Law Enforcement Memorial Bicycle Ride on Thursday. Seven Lewiston police officers and one retired officer left Lewiston at 7:30 a.m. for a 35-mile ride to Augusta to memorialize their fallen comrades. They planned to arrive at the Maine Law Enforcement Officers’ Memorial on State Street in Augusta for an event that recognizes police officers who have died in the line of duty. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)