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(See photos from May 20, 2011, by clicking on the hyperlink at the bottom of this message)


The 24th Annual Memorial Torch Relay Run is taking place this weekend on May 20, 21 and 22, 2011.

The Torch Relay honors the memory of those brave and dedicated individuals in Los Angeles County who sacrificed their lives in the performance of their duty during the past year.

This year's event is in memory of:

Deputy Charlene Rottler, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, who died Jan. 3, 2010, from injuries she sustained in a 1972 on-duty traffic collision with a drunk driver in Altadena. She endured 55 major surgeries over the rest of her life trying to repair the injuries she had sustained.

and

Officer Philip Ortiz, California Highway Patrol, who died June 22, 2010, as he was conducting a traffic stop and was hit by a driver speeding on the shoulder of a freeway.

The mainland Torch Relay Run started at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Headquarters building in Monterey Park, on Friday, May 20, at 9:00AM, with a commemorative torch ceremony. The torch relay consists of 60 legs, 4 to 10 miles long, totaling nearly 300 miles.

During the same weekend, Avalon Regional Station will be conducting a Torch Relay Run from the Isthmus facility to Avalon Sheriff's Station. This run consists of 6 legs, totaling 26 miles.

Hundreds of peace officers of all agencies, civilian employees, and family and friends of the extended law enforcement family participate in the run.



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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
4700 Ramona Blvd.
Monterey Park, CA 91754
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(See photos from May 20, 2011, by clicking on the hyperlink below)