The Police Unity Tour...
With dual goals of remembering officers killed in the line of duty and raising money for a National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum, the above individuals are riding bicycles to Washington, D.C. on May 9-12 or providing support services. From left: Paterson Officer Daniel Condon, Clifton Police Officer Randy Colondres, Passaic Officer Ron Freeman, Tom Hawrylko, Fair Lawn Officer Anthony Lugo, Fair Lawn Det. Lt. Bill Yirce, Passaic Officer Juan Zuniga, Passaic Sgt. Al Daidone, Passaic Officer Michele Merced, Paterson Officer Eric Colondres, Passaic Officer Enrique Hernandez and Passaic Team Leader Sgt. John Jedrejczyk.
Story by Tom Hawrylko
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TREK 94
May 2008 • Clifton Merchant
On a recent morning, Clifton Police Officer Randy Colondres and I were in the middle of a training ride, getting us in shape to make a 300 mile bicycle trek to Washington D.C. It was about time for us to take a break when he pushed me to ride on a few more miles. We continued through Elmwood Park and along a busy road just off Route 20. Up ahead was Fair Lawn; a bit farther along in front of a church and a school was where we stopped. “That’s where Mary Ann was killed,” he said, pointing to the churchyard where Fair Lawn Officer Mary Ann Collura was shot and murdered on the night of April 17, 2003. Also shot and nearly killed that night was Clifton Police Officer Steve Farrell. The incident began at about 10 pm in Clifton when Farrell tried to stop a speeding car, then chasing it along Route 46 to Route 20 and into Fair Lawn, where the car crashed on the lawn of a church. Responding to a call for assistance, Collura pulled up as one of the occupants got out of the car and began waving his hands as if to surrender, but then the driver jumped out of the car and ran.