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Maricopa PD helps out with Special Olympics

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Maricopa, AZ–On April 30, 2010 members of the Maricopa Police Department participated in the Special Olympics Torch Run. MPD had a 12 mile stretch of road from SR 347 and Maricopa/Casa Grande Hwy. east to the Frito Lay plant where the Special Olympics torch was then passed on to Casa Grande PD.  Ten members of the department, from all ranks as well as MPD volunteers and Police Youth Explorers, participated in the event.

The Law Enforcement Torch Run is a series of intra-state/intra-nation runs that take place in the spring and summer in the United States and around the world. Law enforcement personnel carry the Special Olympics Torch for a common cause which takes them through blizzards in Alaska, the mists of England, the islands of the Caribbean, the endless farmland of Illinois, and the deserts of Arizona, to bring the Torch to the Opening Ceremonies of our state or nation’s Special Olympics Summer Games. The common goal is to raise money to support Special Olympics athletes, as well as help dispel the myths surrounding the capabilities of people with disabilities.

The Maricopa Police Department was honored to be able to be involved in such a worthy cause.

For more information about the Law Enforcement Torch Run and Special Olympics:  http://www.arizonatorchrun.com/aboutus/main.asp?menuid=2

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