Crime & Safety

Special Olympics Torch Run Is Today

The Solon Police Department will run through Solon with the Special Olympics Torch today. Officers will take the Flame of Hope from Moreland Hills officers at about 10:30 a.m. at SOM Center and Miles roads.

Members and associates of the will participate in the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics today. 

Solon Police have been involved in the Law Enforcement Torch Run since 2001, when the northeastern Ohio leg began making its way through Solon. 

Officers will take the Flame of Hope from Moreland Hills officers at about 10:30 a.m. at SOM Center and Miles roads. The Solon portion of the leg will proceed south on SOM Center to the Twinsburg line, where law enforcement from Summit County will take over. 

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On June 22 representatives of the Torch Run from throughout the State will meet at the Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy in Columbus, where the final leg of the Torch Run will take the Flame of Hope to Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, lighting the flame for the Opening Ceremonies of the Ohio Summer Games. 

We invite all to come out to cheer on Torch Run participants in all communities.  A full schedule of the week-long Torch Run can be found at the Ohio Special Olympics website, along with other information about the Torch Run.  You can also check out a brief video on the history of the Torch Run.

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The Law Enforcement Torch Run began in Wichita, Kansas in 1981 when the Police Chief at that time, Richard LaMunyon, conceived the idea of the Torch Run as a way to involve local law enforcement with the community and the Special Olympics. 

Today the Torch Run involves law enforcement in all 50 states and more than 25 countries worldwide, making it the largest grass roots fundraising program to benefit the Special Olympics in the world.

Editor's Note: The information in this post was provided by the Solon Police Department.


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