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Local law enforcement carries torch for Special Olympics

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Newport Beach Police Chief Jon Lewis carries the torch north along Coast Highway at Jamboree Road in Newport Beach during the annual law enforcement Torch Run on Thursday. The run will wind through several cities before reaching Cal State Long Beach for the June 9 opening of the Special Olympics Summer Games.

  (Kevin Chang / Staff Photographer)
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Members of the Costa Mesa Police Department jog in Newport Beach on Thursday during the annual law enforcement Torch Run to help raise money and awareness for the Special Olympics of Southern California.

  (Kevin Chang / Staff Photographer)
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Newport Beach Police Chief Jon Lewis, center, takes the handoff from California Highway Patrol officers along Coast Highway at Jamboree Road in Newport Beach on Thursday during the annual law enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics.

  (Kevin Chang / Staff Photographer)
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Costa Mesa police Capt. Bryan Glass, center, greets Newport Beach Police Chief Jon Lewis at Mariners Park in Newport Beach during the law enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics on Thursday.

  (Kevin Chang / Staff Photographer)
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Newport Beach police and California Highway Patrol employees pose for a picture Thursday during the annual law enforcement Torch Run to help raise money and awareness for the Special Olympics of Southern California.

  (Kevin Chang / Staff Photographer)
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California Highway Patrol Officer Steve Miles carries the torch to Newport Beach police waiting along Coast Highway at Jamboree Road during the law enforcement Torch Run on Thursday.

  (Kevin Chang / Staff Photographer)
By Daily Pilot staff
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Local streets were packed with law enforcement personnel Thursday morning, but crime fighting wasn’t on their agenda.

Groups braved the chilly morning air to run through Laguna Beach, Newport Beach and Costa Mesa carrying a torch as part of an annual effort to raise money and awareness for the Special Olympics of Southern California.

Laguna Beach Police Department employees ran the first leg along Coast Highway before handing off the torch to the California Highway Patrol, which took it from Newport Coast Drive to Jamboree Road.

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Newport Beach police then grabbed the torch and made their way north on Dover Drive to Irvine Avenue, where they handed it off to Costa Mesa police.

The Torch Run, which went through San Diego County into Orange County on Tuesday, will wind across several cities before reaching Cal State Long Beach for the June 9 opening of the Special Olympics Summer Games.

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