UMaine PD to participate in memorial Katahdin climb, Seacoast Online reports

Seacoast Online and Foster’s Daily Democrat reported members of the University of Maine Police Department will climb Mount Katahdin on June 24 as part of the national Cops on Top 2017 Summit for Heroes Memorial Climb. Cops on Top is a team of volunteers from the law enforcement and public safety community who undertake mountain climbing expeditions to honor the memories of those who have lost their lives in the line of duty, according to the article. This year’s Maine Summit for Heroes event will be dedicated to the memory of Fryeburg police officer Nathan Desjardins. UMaine police officers will be joined by police officers from the departments of Kittery, York, Scarborough, Westbrook, Augusta and Orono, in addition to members of Maine’s Drug Enforcement Agency, the article states.