Cross-country trip brings bobbies to area
June 26, 2008 | Virginia News
WAYNESBORO — The British are coming! The British are coming!
Actually, they've been in the states since May 31 when they started pedaling in Coos Bay, Ore., setting off on a coast-to-coast bicycle trek that is helping raise money — $72,000 to date — for charities on both sides of the pond.
Late Wednesday afternoon, the British riders, all of them police officers in Suffolk, England, arrived at the Waynesboro Police Department after peeling off 100 miles. The Brits spent the night inside an RV that was parked on the lot, but not before sampling some American fare.
"We thought we'd show them a little southern hospitality," said Waynesboro Police Chief Doug Davis. "So we have some fried chicken for them."
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