Cape Cod Police Officer Named Final Leg Runner For Special Olympics World Games

HARWICH, MA — A representative of Cape Cod will have a crucial role in the start of the 2023 Special Olympics World Games in Berlin.

Harwich's Deputy Chief of Police Kevin Considine has been selected to serve as part of the Final Leg team, serving as Guardian of the Flame as he runs the "Flame of Hope" throughout Berlin and Brandenburg Germany in June, leading up to the start of the games.

As one of 100 law enforcement officers from around the world chosen, Final Leg runners were selected to represent their local Torch Run and Special Olympics Programs.

"The Final Leg team will embark on running the Flame of Hope throughout cities and communities across Germany at various events, honoring the spirit of the Special Olympics global movement and delivering a message of hope to communities where people with intellectual disabilities continue to fight for acceptance and inclusion," the police department said.

Considine joined the Harwich police in 1996, rising through the ranks to his current position as Deputy Police Chief. He's been involved with LETR for more than a decade, and he is currently the Massachusetts LETR Barnstable County Representative and sits on the Massachusetts LETR Leadership Council, LETR officials said.

Considine is also the organizer of the Cape Cod Law Enforcement Torch Run which is a 70-mile torch run, over one day, through 10 Cape Cod towns.

The Final Leg Team will safely deliver the Flame of Hope to the 2023 Special Olympics World Games Opening Ceremony on June 17.