Crime & Safety
VIDEO: Madison Escorts Police Unity Tour
Four-day journey by law enforcement to honor fallen officers passed through the borough Wednesday morning.
The 2012 Police Unity Tour launched the first leg of their four-day journey to Washington, D.C., Wednesday.
The tour starts each year in Florham Park and ends with a ceremony at the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial and Museum.
The route through Madison ran from Ridgedale Avenue to Park Avenue, Madison Avenue, Loantaka Way and then Woodland Road toward Morris Township. Madison police alerted residents the tour .
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The first tour was organized in 1997 by Florham Park Police Chief Patrick P. Montuore.
Sgt. Daniel Papa of the is riding in the tour in honor of Sgt. James Chapin of Chattanooga, Tenn. Chapin died on April 2, 2011, from a gunshot wound he received at the scene of an armed robbery. Chapin, who was married with two children, was a 27-year veteran of the police department.
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When he arrives in D.C., Papa will meet Chapin's family members and escort them to a candlelight vigil on Sunday.
Chatham Township Patrolman David Schaffer is providing support to those riding in the tour.
This is Papa's sixth year and Schaffer's fifth year participating in the tour.
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