More than 500 people took part in a memorial ride from Brooklyn to Cedar Rapids in honor of Mollie Tibbetts.Their first stop was at Black Squirrel Tap in Swisher. The event was put on by members the Brooklyn Volunteer Fire Department.Organizers didn't expect such a large turnout."When we first did this, we only ordered 70 bandanas and then seeing how many people were interested we upped that to 200 thinking that would be enough, and by no means was that even close to enough," said firefighter Jeremy Mann.Mann coached one of Mollie's brothers. "They're just great people so to give back to people who would be willing to do the same, it's a good feeling," he said.Mollie's cousin, Dirk Henle, also took part in the ride. "This is overwhelming, way more than I expected, unbelievable," he said of the community's support.

More than 500 people took part in a memorial ride from Brooklyn to Cedar Rapids in honor of Mollie Tibbetts.

Their first stop was at Black Squirrel Tap in Swisher. The event was put on by members the Brooklyn Volunteer Fire Department.


Organizers didn't expect such a large turnout.

"When we first did this, we only ordered 70 bandanas and then seeing how many people were interested we upped that to 200 thinking that would be enough, and by no means was that even close to enough," said firefighter Jeremy Mann.

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Mann coached one of Mollie's brothers. "They're just great people so to give back to people who would be willing to do the same, it's a good feeling," he said.

Mollie's cousin, Dirk Henle, also took part in the ride. "This is overwhelming, way more than I expected, unbelievable," he said of the community's support.