Members of our Transit Police participated in the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics on Friday, September 22. Our officers ran their 3.2 mile relay leg carrying the Torch from Tonawanda Police to Buffalo Police.

The Torch Run is the largest public awareness vehicle and grass-roots fundraiser for Special Olympics. Known as Guardians of the Flame, law enforcement members and Special Olympics athletes carry the Flame of Hope into the Opening Ceremony of local competitions, and into Special Olympics State, Provincial, National, Regional and World Games. Annually, more than 100,000 dedicated and compassionate law enforcement members carry the “Flame of Hope,” symbolizing courage and celebration of diversity uniting communities around the globe.