NEW YORK (PIX11) – An event being dubbed “the largest police parade in the nation” is set to be held on Long Island on Sunday.
The Nassau County Police Department is celebrating its 100th anniversary. County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder are leading the parade, according to organizers.
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Over 250 police motorcycles and vehicles, hundreds of current and former police officers, family members of fallen officers and more will also be in attendance. The parade will celebrate the department as the 11th largest in the U.S. with more than 3,800 employees, including 2,600 sworn officers.
“Nassau is now the safest county in America — and that’s no accident,” Blakeman wrote in an Instagram post . “It’s thanks to the courage, professionalism, and unwavering dedication of the Nassau County Police Department, which just celebrated 100 years of service and sacrifice.”…