On Saturday, May 18th, approximately forty LASD employees, plus their friends and family members, left the West Hollywood Sheriff's Station and ran to Malibu to particiate in the annual Law Enforcement Memorial Torch Relay Run. This run was established in 1976 to honor the memory of the brave and dedicated peace officers in Los Angeles County who sacrificed their lives in the performance of their duties.
The run, which consists of 56 legs of varying distance, began its non-stop journey from the Sherman Block Sheriff’s Headquarters building, traveling 339 miles, and passed each of the mainland Sheriff’s stations over the course of three days. Nearly 2,000 runners participated in the relay.
This year’s Memorial Torch Relay Run honored Deputy Constable Charles De Moranville, Deputy Harry S. Guard and Deputy Emma Benson of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, and Chief Henry P. Tracy of the Pomona Police Department, all of whom were killed in the line of duty between 1909 and 1919.
The accompanying photos show the West Hollywood participants for 2013.
