Sarasota Cops Take To Streets For Good Cause On Good Friday

SARASOTA, FL -- Sarasota cops take to the streets for a good cause on Good Friday as more than 300 Florida law enforcement agencies participate in a statewide torch run to benefit the athletes of the Special Olympics Florida.

"More than 5,000 officers carry the torch on a 1,500-mile relay throughout Florida annually," explained the agency's Genevieve Judge, who said Sarasota police have participated in the event for more than 20 years.

The Sarasota Police Department will receive the torch from members of the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office in the parking lot of Paradise Plaza Publix around 8:30 a.m. on Friday. The supermarket is located at 3825 South Osprey Avenue.

Sarasota officers will take the torch north on Tamiami Trail (U.S. 41), past the split with North Washington Boulevard and continue north with a right turn on Adams Lane ending at the Sarasota Police Department Headquarters, 2099 Adams Lane.

From there, officers will take the torch from Adams Lane, north on East Avenue to Main Street and then travel west on Main Street through downtown Sarasota to the Unconditional Surrender Statue.

Donations can be sent to Sgt. Kenton Montegna at the Sarasota Police Department (2099 Adams Lane, Sarasota, FL 34237). For more information, call Montegna at 941-366-8000 (Ext. 7817) or send an email to Kenton.Montegna@sarasotaFL.gov.

Judge said all proceeds go to supporting Special Olympics athletes. For more information and routes for other counties in Florida, click here.