Some of the most prized spots at Friday’s Torch Run for Special Olympics were seats in law enforcement vehicles accompanying the runners, cyclists and skaters.

The Torch Run left Waterfront Park in Point Edward at mid-morning for the Sarnia courthouse and a barbecue for those involved.

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Along with local city police and Lambton OPP officers, border officers and other law enforcement, local Special Olympics athletes and supporters took part.

Tana Manchester, Special Olympics coordinator in Sarnia, said they had athletes running and cycling, as well as hoping to hitch a ride in a cruisier, “which they absolutely love.”

The Law Enforcement Torch Run has been active in Ontario since 1987 and expanded since then “into the largest grassroots fundraiser for Special Olympics,

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