{"id":800341,"date":"2026-07-14T01:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T01:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/800341\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T01:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T01:58:10","slug":"cops-cycling-for-survivors-ride-reaches-princeton-on-day-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/800341\/","title":{"rendered":"Cops Cycling for Survivors ride reaches Princeton on day 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">PRINCETON, Ind. (WFIE) &#8211; Monday day 8 of the 25th annual Cops Cycling for Survivors ride. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Cyclists traveled from Terre Haute to Princeton on Monday, continuing a journey that takes riders across Indiana each July to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty and support their survivors. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Cyclists from many different walks of life take part in the ride. Among them are retired officers and family members of fallen deputies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Kourtney Hacker joined the ride to honor her husband, Deputy Asson Hacker, who died in 2023. She said she was inspired to participate after watching the cyclists arrive in Evansville that year to honor him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWhen they rode in to honor him that year, I was just so inspired,\u201d Hacker said. \u201cIt was emotional but it was so heartwarming that they chose to do something like this. They didn\u2019t know me, they didn\u2019t know my husband. It just really sparked a fire, and I\u2019m like, \u2018I wanna do that.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"link | text-reset d-block h-100 w-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.14news.com\/page\/14-news-streaming-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"wfie apps\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3ABJKZTA4RCT5CI42747VCTX3M.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Forrest Kieser, a retired sergeant with the Dubois County Sheriff\u2019s Office, is among those riding all 13 days. He said riders are welcome to join for as little as one day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIt\u2019s truly enjoyable, it really is,\u201d Kieser said. \u201cMy biggest encouragement would be one day, two days, come out and give it a try. I think once you do you\u2019ll be hooked, and you\u2019ll be with us for longer next time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Both Hacker and Kieser described the group as a close-knit community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIt becomes a summertime family to be honest with you,\u201d Kieser said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Hacker said the support from fellow riders keeps her focused on her \u2018why.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThe long stretches they\u2019re back there motivating saying, \u2018Hey you got this. You can do it. Remember what you\u2019re doing, remember who you\u2019re doing it for,\u2019\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The cyclists are staying overnight at Princeton Community High School and are scheduled to head to Jasper on Tuesday. The ride concludes Saturday after 13 days.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WFIE. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PRINCETON, Ind. (WFIE) &#8211; Monday day 8 of the 25th annual Cops Cycling for Survivors ride. 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