CLARKSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT TORCH RUN

FTO Alex Morgan & Sgt. Vince Duke

Ariana Prather

Cpt. Chad Koyama Deputy Chief Ty Bourdine & Amy Parker Cpt. Liane Wilson & Ashley Mynatt Chief of Police David Crockarell

Story & Photography by Tony Centonze

The purpose of the tourch run is to raise awareness for Special Olympics TN,” Captain Chad Koyama said. “About eight to ten of our officers will be running the torch through Montgomery County and passing it off to police officers from Ashland City who will then take it on into Nashville.”

“We partnered with Special Olympics TN a couple of years back to raise funds and awareness and I’m so pleased to see many of our officers out here participating today,” Chief David Crockarell said. “The goal is for the torch to cross the entire state in support of these athletes. It’s a beautiful day to be out here and it’s good to be with these officers in support of such a great event.”

Amy Parker is Special Olympics TN’s Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. “This is the Clarksville portion of the Joe Casey Statewide Torch Run,” Parker said. “These officers will be running about ten miles in support of Special Olympics. This is the northern-most part of the run. We’ve already covered more than 320 miles in our effort so far.”

Deputy Chief Rick Stalder & Cpt. Chad Koyama

Sgt. Chris Hill & Cpt. Scott Thornton