LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The twenty fifth Annual Southern Nevada Regulation Enforcement Memorial Relay Run started Wednesday at Majestic Park in west Las Vegas.
The relay honors 157 regulation enforcement officers who died within the line of responsibility in Nevada, in keeping with Robert Wicks, public info officer for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division (LVMPD). Every leg of the run is devoted to a type of fallen heroes whose names are engraved on the Nevada Regulation Enforcement Officers Memorial, he stated.
The occasion formally kicked off Wednesday with opening remarks from Andrew Walsh, LVMPD undersheriff. The relay run will journey throughout the state, ending on Could 1 in Carson Metropolis, forward of Officer Appreciation Week.
Officer Wicks emphasised the significance of neighborhood assist, not simply throughout the run however particularly throughout Officer Appreciation Week.
“If you see an officer, any officer, from any law enforcement agency… just walk up and say thank you. That goes a long way,” he stated.
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