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The Los Angeles Police Department's Pacific Division will participating in the Law Enforcement Torch Run again this year. We will be accepting the torch from the El Segundo Police Department and will be passing it on to the Inglewood Police Department.

In 1981, Chief Richard LaMunyon of the Wichita, Kansas Police Department created the Law Enforcement Torch Run as a way to involve his officers in the community by running a torch relay for their local Special Olympics. The first Torch Run involved six officers and they raised no money.

The Torch Run has grown to include more than 125 runs in 48 nations. Since its inception 33 years ago, more than 142,000 law enforcement officers have raised $461 million for the Special Olympics movement worldwide. The Torch Run has become the largest grassroots fundraiser for Special Olympics.

The route of the torch is listed below and traffic will be affected along the route. The runners will occupy the furthest right lane(s) of the roadway during the run.

North on Vista Del Mar from Sandpiper (Torch received from the El Segundo Police Department)

East on Waterfront

South on Pershing

East on Westchester Parkway

East on LaTijera

East on Manchester

Torch handed off to Inglewood Police Department at Manchester/Aviation

For more information on theTorch Run and Special Olympics of Southern California go to:
http://www.sosc.org/page.aspx?pid=183