Six years after he was killed in a traffic stop gone horribly wrong, the memory of fallen New Kensington police officer Brian Shaw is still alive. That fact was driven home — loudly — by the rumble of more than 700 motorcycles passing through the Alle-Kiski Valley on Saturday in
A charity motorcycle ride in memory of New Kensington police Officer Brian Shaw has grown into the largest of its kind in Western Pennsylvania. The event, scheduled to pull out of the Shrine Center in Harmar at 10 a.m. Saturday, is expected to draw more than 800 riders, organizers said.
When: 11 a.m. Saturday, March 6
Where: Lower Burrell along Leechburg Road, from Stewart Elementary School to Hillcrest Shopping Center
Details: Lower Burrell St. Patrick s Day parade Facebook page.
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Plans for what started as a small community St. Patrick’s Day parade late Saturday morning gained traction, stirring controversy and confusion before receiving official support from Lower Burrell Council.
The estimated 20-minute parade on Leechburg Road, from Nevada Street at Stewart Elementary School to Hillcrest Shopping Center at Leechburg and Wildlife Lodge roads, was billed as a small, feel-good event presented by the community on Saturday.
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Registration opens Monday for the fourth annual Officer Brian Shaw Memorial Scholarship Ride set for Aug. 21.
The ride through the Alle-
Kiski Valley benefits a scholarship fund that reimburses graduates from the Allegheny County Police Training Academy.
Shaw, a New Kensington police officer, was shot and killed after a traffic stop and foot chase in 2017.
The motorcycle ride topped out with more than 760 motorcycles in 2019, but was capped last year at 500 bikes, with a post-ride celebration pared down, because of pandemic restrictions.
“Although we had our bump in the road last year, we were amazingly successful and exceeded our expectations given covid-19 last year,” said Leslie Zellers of Allegheny Township, secretary of the Officer Brian Shaw Memorial Scholarship Fund.