UPDATE: Memorial Run for Chief Maloney Postponed

UPDATED, 3:45 P.M.: The memorial run for Chief Michael Maloney has been postponed until Sunday, April 29, according to event organizers.

The run had originally been scheduled for this Sunday, but was postponed due to the high level of interest in the event. The rest of the details are expected to remain the same.

"It is true everyone. The race has to be postponed. This was NOT our decision. We were ready for you!! We had food, transportation, DJ, water table etc. But this event got so big so fast that legal issues pertaining to permits and insurance were brought up by the city," wrote Christine Bisset Lukacz on the Greenland Police Department's Facebook page. "We were informed we had to obtain a permit which meant we had to obtain insurance. We were unable to obtain insurance on such short... notice."

An earlier story follows:

A group of volunteers who want to do something for the family of Greenland Police Chief Michael Maloney have announced a Memorial Run this Sunday.

According to a Facebook post on the Greenland Police Department's website, the group is inviting runners to meet up at the Portsmouth Police Station on Sunday at 10 a.m. and run 5.4 miles to the Greenland Police Station on Portsmouth Avenue. Donations of $10 per person will be accepted and go toward the Michael Maloney Family Trust.

Shuttles will also be provided to transport runners back to the lower municipal parking lot next to Langdon Park, according to the Facebook post.

one week after he was killed during a drug raid in Greenland on 517 Post Road. Maloney made the ultimate sacrifice when he pulled four wounded police officers to safety who were also shot in the drug raid.

attended Maloney's funeral where he was remembered as a hero who truly cared about his community and people.

"This is a grassroots effort with no sponsorship. We are just a group of people wanting to honor Chief Maloney and his ultimate sacrifice for us. Any volunteer help would also be greatly appreciated," the Facebook post created by Christine Bisset Lukacz reads.