Law Enforcement Torch Run Comes Through Moorestown

MOORESTOWN, NJ — Moorestown police participated in the New Jersey Law Enforcement Torch Run, which raises funds to support all the special needs athletes participating in the NJ Special Olympics Summer Games at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), on Friday, June 7.

The torch traveled over the course of 8.5 miles through Moorestown, according to the police department. Moorestown police posted photos from the run on their Facebook page. Those images can be seen below.

The "Final Leg" of the run is on Friday night at the Summer Games Opening Ceremony. More than 2,500 Special Olympics athletes, their families and fans, will gather at TCNJ in anticipation of Special Olympics New Jersey's largest competition event of the year.

During the games, athletes will compete in bocce, gymnastics, powerlifting, softball, swimming, tennis, and track & field. Officers will continue to volunteer their time by awarding medals to triumphant athletes that weekend.

For more information on the 2019 Law Enforcement Torch Run, visit www.NJTorchRun.org. To see photos of the Torch Run and athletes competing in the 2019 Special Olympics New Jersey Summer Games after the event is concluded, visit www.Flickr.com/SONewJersey.

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