Pinellas Cops To Participate In Special Olympics Torch Run

ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- On Wednesday, May 1, law enforcement agencies from all over Pinellas County will run the Torch for Special Olympics to bring attention to the many sports programs available to the intellectually disabled.

The Torch Run is an annual event that has been held in Pinellas County for more than 25 years. The Special Olympics Torch will be passed to various Pinellas law enforcement agencies along the way as runners carry the torch from St. Petersburg to Clearwater.

It starts at 8:15 a.m. the St. Petersburg Police Department at 1300 1st Ave. N. in St. Petersburg and ends at Paul B. Stephens School at 2935 County Road 193 in Clearwater where the runners will be greeted with a reception by students.

Special Olympics athletes will also greet the runners along the route at the New Heights Elementary School, Nina Harris Exceptional School and Morgan Fitzgerald Middle School.

Participating will be:

• Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
• St. Petersburg Police Department
• Pinellas Park Police Department
• Largo Police Department
• Kenneth City Police Department
• Clearwater Police Department
• Tarpon Springs Police Department
• Belleair Police Department
• Florida Highway Patrol

During the run, traffic may be affected for a brief period of time while law enforcement blocks roadways and stops traffic at various intersections.

For more information on the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics, click here.