Ride4Cops honors Collier, fallen officers

Coleman Connolly (left) was one of more than 50 law enforcement officers representing nine Boston-area police departments who took part in a motorcycle ride through Cambridge and Boston and a memorial service at the Massachusetts State House for officers killed in the line of duty. The event was part of Ride4Cops, an initiative dedicated to raising money to help the families of fallen officers.

A memorial service held to honor police officers killed in the line of duty took place at the Massachusetts State House on August 17.

Organizers said that the event helped raise $50,000 to help the late officers’ families.

From left to right: Les Vitale, Harry Herington, and Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley carried a wreath to the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial as part of the memorial service held to honor police officers killed in the line of duty .

From left: Jennifer Lemmerman, Les Vitale, Heather Rosseti, Kim McCarthy, Cynthia Hurley, Desiree Maguire, Tara Maguire, and Harry Herington, the family members of fallen officers, participated in the memorial service.

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley spoke at the memorial service at the Massachusetts State House.

More than 50 law enforcement officers representing nine Boston-area police departments took part in a motorcycle ride through Cambridge and Boston and a memorial service at the Massachusetts State House for officers killed in the line of duty.

The ride began in Cambridge at MIT, where a single rose was placed at the spot where Officer Sean Collier died. Collier was shot on April 18, allegedly by Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his brother while they attempted to flee the city.

Boston-area police officers ended their ride at the Massachusetts State House in Boston.

A wreath was placed at the memorial to honor officers killed in the line of duty.

Boston area police officers reflected near the Law Enforcement Memorial at the Massachusetts State House.