Runners gathered in a parking lot Friday with Holden Police Chief Eddie Benjamin to run their leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. Seven runners joined Benjamin to carry the torch from G&M Market in Holden along Route 1A to Downeast Toyota in Brewer.
The runners received the torch from the Ellsworth Police Department.
Holden PD has participated in the torch run for more than a decade, but Benjamin said this year was the biggest turnout.
“We do it every year. We have eight of us running today and it’s just a good cause,” Benjamin said.
Throughout the run, people in cars beeped and cheered support for the runners.
Downeast Toyota in Brewer. Credit: Linda Coan O'Kresik / BDN
The four-day Law Enforcement Torch Run ends when the final leg carries in the torch at the Opening Ceremonies of the Special Olympics Maine 2024 State Summer Games today at the University of Maine.
More than 700 members of law enforcement participate in the Torch Run in Maine, according to the Special Olympics of Maine.
