Local law enforcement to participate in Torch Run 2026
Dillon Fuhrman
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.
Courtesy: Yuma Police Department
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