Photo Courtesy: Special Olympics of Southern California

Staff Reports

Eastvale – The Law Enforcement Torch Run is one of the largest fundraisers and public awareness campaigns for Special Olympics worldwide.

In 2014, officers raised more than $1 million for Special Olympics Southern California.

This year, more than 4,000 officers carried the Flame of Hope over 1,500 miles to the Summer Games Opening Ceremony.

On Mon., June 8, the Jurupa Valley Station’s personnel participating in the Torch Run received the Torch from the Ontario Police Department at the intersection of Hamner Ave. and Riverside Dr., in the city of Eastvale. JVS Personnel then carried the torch and passed it on to the Corona Police Department at the intersection of Hamner Ave. and Hidden Valley Parkway, in the city of Norco.