SCRANTON -- It's been about a month since Patrolman John Wilding died in the line of duty in Scranton.
On Sunday, people came together to honor his memory and help his family with a motorcycle ride.
Some of those riders wore a special tribute that will stay with them for a long time.
More than 100 bikers brought the noise to downtown Scranton.
They brought the chrome and lots of tattoos. They had tattoos on their legs, on their arms and their necks. Some had simply three digits tattooed, 722.
"722. It's John Wilding's badge number. The Scranton police officer who died in the line of duty," said Dunmore Police Officer Vinnie Donvito.
He got his tribute tattoo at another benefit for the fallen officer this weekend at Electric City Tattoo.
Donvito added, "I worked with him before we became cops. We worked security up at Lackawanna College and he's one of the best guys I ever met."
"I like tattoos and so did John.," said Scranton Police Officer Eugene Groysman.
He got his 722 tattoo with other city officers and calls the ink of Wilding's badge number, a fitting tribute.
Groysman added, "Law enforcement in general is a brotherhood. So it's really a good reminder of everything we do every day. Everything that we work for and everything we fight for."
"Everybody kind of looks out for their own way to help out," said Brian Nardella of Scranton.
Loyalty Barber Shop and Shave Parlor planned for the ride to help charity. When Wilding, who was a customer, died, organizers chose to honor him and help his widow and children.
All going to show how Officer Wilding's death is pulling different parts of the community closer.
"You have the law enforcement community," said Nardella. "You have the motorcycle community, the tattoo community, the business community."
Donvito added, "I feel that no matter what, every time I am on the job, I am going to have a piece of him with me out there."
A few of the bikers who rode away from downtown Scranton to Waymart had tattoos of the number 722 on their flesh and they all had Officer John Wilding, the man who wore that badge number, in their thoughts.
Organizers say Sunday's ride raised about $3,000 for Patrolman Wilding's family.
