2008 Law Enforcement Torch Run For Special Olympics

Members of the Dalton Police Department, Whitfield County Sheriff's Department, and Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted the local leg of the 2008 Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit Special Olympics-Georgia this morning. An annual event, the individual officers raise money from others to sponsor their participation. In addition, several officers received corporate and individual donations.

The local torch run route covered nine miles in Dalton and Whitfield County, and included a stop and visit with students at Valley Point Elementary School.

Members of the Dalton Police Department, Whitfield County Sheriff's Department, and Federal Bureau of Investigation prepare for the Torch Run

Sheriff Scott Chitwood, and Chief Jason Parker with the torch.

Whitfield Deputies and Dalton Officers at the finish line in Gordon County