RUN TO HONOR FALLEN OFFICERS, DEPUTIES.Byline: Cynthia Teed Daily News Staff Writer The 22nd annual Memorial Torch Run, honoring law enforcement officers slain in the line of duty In the Line of Duty may refer to:
Organized by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. , the run commemorates the sacrifice made by officers in all law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). . Each sheriff's station in the county is responsible for carrying the torch on a five-mile leg of the course. Residents who want to run along with deputies from the Santa Clarita station should meet at 6 p.m. Saturday at the junction of the Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. and Balboa Boulevard. The torch will be passed there, and carried through town to the Sierra Highway and Antelope Valley Freeway interchange, where it will be turned over to runners from the Antelope Valley. ``We keep the pace to a slow jog to encourage more people to run, and because it's a memorial run to honor the slain officers, not a race,'' said Sgt. Bruce Sonnenblick of the Santa Clarita sheriff's station. |
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