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
Many know Leslie Uncapher Zellers as an attorney who was a prosecutor in Westmoreland County and who has worked for many of us in private practice. Those who know her dedication to families and children aren’t surprised by her dedication to serving the communities. She started the Officer Brian Shaw
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.