Local law enforcement to participate in Torch Run 2026

YUMA COUNTY, Ariz. (KYMA) - Law enforcement agencies, including the Yuma Police Department, within Yuma County are participating in the Law Enforcement Torch Run 2026.

According to a press release, the relay will take place on Main Street, near the roundabout, in San Luis, Arizona Thursday at 6 a.m., with each agency carrying and passing the "Flame of Hope" along the route.

YPD says the relay will continue along Highway 95 to First Street in Yuma, concluding at around 10 a.m. at the Colorado River State Historic Park.

This is to help raise funds to support Special Olympics athletes in Yuma, with YPD saying they raised over $14,000 last year to help the athletes and their chaperones travel to state and national competitions.

In addition to YPD, the following agencies are also participating in this year's run:

• Yuma County Sheriff's Office
• LaSalle Corrections
• U.S. Marshals
• Arizona Department of Transportation
• U.S. Pretrial and Probation
• FBI
• Homeland Security Investigations
• San Luis Police Department
• Yuma County Adult Probation
• Arizona Department of Corrections
• MCAS Yuma
• Yuma County Juvenile Justice Center
• U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground
• Somerton Police Department
• Somerton Municipal Court
• U.S. Border Patrol
• Cocopah Police Department
• AWC Police Department
• Imperial County Sheriff's Office
• Bureau of Land Management
• AWC Law Enforcement Training Academy
• DEA