Long Island is still bleeding blue for the late Officer turned Detective Brian Moore, who was killed in the line of duty on May 2 by gunfire while he and his partner were patrolling a Queens neighborhood. Several schools, business and organizations have stepped in to honor the Plainedge native, and David Lerner Associ
ates and the Greater Long Island Running Club (GLIRC) are the most recent to do so with a Long Island Police Appreciation Run.
The June 4 event will start and finish at the Eisenhower Park Fieldhouse at 7 p.m. The first law enforcement officer to cross the finish line of the 24th annual David Lerner Associates Long Island Police Appreciation Run will be awarded the “Detective Brian Moore Memorial Award,” as Moore was promoted posthumously to the rank of first grade detective.
“Brian Moore’s murder was something that hits home for all of us,” said GLIRC director of operations Linda Ottaviano. “Outstanding young men and women like Brian put themselves in harm’s way for us every day, and they deserve nothing but the best from the public.”
Alan Hirsch, president of the Nassau Police Running Club, observed that the run is not only appropriate, but a nice honor as well.
“It goes to the heart of what this run is all about,” he said. “Brian Moore represents what all law enforcement officers do every day no matter what jurisdiction they protect and serve.”
The David Lerner Run supports a special fund that aids law enforcement officers and their families in times of personal financial emergency. More than $300,000 has been donated to police families over the years.
“We at David Lerner Associates fully endorse naming the award for Detective Brian Moore,” said David Lerner Associates President John G. Dempsey. “It will serve as an annual reminder of not only his dedication and heroism, but also of the perils faced by law enforcement officers everywhere.”
