Join us for the 2025 Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) for Special Olympics Ohio, June 9 - 13!
 

Keep an eye on this page for route information and updatesIf you have questions, please reach out to the appropriate Leg Leader (listed below). We are looking forward to a great year!
 
Northeast Region
Officer Eldin Beganovic (Monday & Tuesday Routes) - ebeganovic@stow.oh.us
Nate Samples (Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday) - nsamples2227@icloud.com

Northwest Region
Haley Melcher - hmelcher@sooh.org

South Central/Southeast Region
Sergeant Tim Cunningham - trcunningham@dps.ohio.gov

Southwest Region
Sergeant Kennon Coleman - kcoleman@warrencountyohio.gov
 
For general LETR inquiries, please contact one of the following:

State Director of the Law Enforcement Torch Run, Detective Brandon Long: blong@hilliardohio.gov
Special Olympics Ohio Law Enforcement Torch Run Director, Haley Melcher: hmelcher@sooh.org

CONFIRMED TORCH RUN ROUTES 
 
NORTHEAST
 
Monday, June 9th 
 
8:00am WICKLIFFE: Wickliffe Lanes (30315 Euclid Avenue) – Euclid Avenue – Hillandale (2.5 Miles)

8:45am EUCLID: Hillandale/Euclid Avenue – E. 222nd Street – Euclid PD (545 E. 222nd Street) (4.2 Miles)

10:00am CLEVELAND PD: CPD Third District (4501 Chester Avenue) – Chester Avenue – E. 36th Street – Euclid Avenue – E. 6th Street - Cleveland City Hall (2.26 Miles)

10:30am CLEVELAND FEDERAL RESERVE: Take torch from CPD at Cleveland City Hall (500 Lakeside Ave E) – W. 3rd Street – Alfred Lemer Way – Key Plaza – Rock & Roll HOF (0.95 Miles)

11:30am STRONGSVILLE: Strongsville PD (18688 Royalton Road) – Pearl Road to Boston Road – Stop at 50 Pearl Road parking lot (3.00 Miles)

12:15pm BRUNSWICK: 50 Pearl Road – Center Road – Brunswick PD (4095 Center Road) (3.05 Miles)
 
 
Tuesday, June 10th 

7:15am PAINESVILLE: Painesville Police Department (28 Mentor Avenue) – Mentor Avenue – Watson Street – W. Jackson Street – Jackson Street – Hopkins Road – Munson Road – Market Street – Bellflower Road – SR 306 (Reynold Road) – Mentor FD 6900 Reynold Road  (8.6 Miles)

8:45am MENTOR & WILLOUGHBY: Mentor Fire Department (6900 Reynolds Rd.) – Reynolds Road – Hodgson Road –Lost Nation Road – Willoughby Parkway – Joseph Lloyd Parkway – MRDD facility (2.1 miles)

10:00am UNIVERSITY CIRCLE: University Circle Police Department (12100 Euclid Avenue) – Coltman Road – Mayfield Road – Taylor Road – Severance Circle - Cleveland Heights PD (40 Severance Circle) (3.2 Miles)

10:45am CLEVELAND HEIGHTS: Cleveland Heights Police Department (40 Severance Circle) – Taylor Road – Cedar Road – Macy’s (2201 Warrensville Center Road) (2.2 Miles)

11:15am UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS: Macy’s (2201 Warrensville Center Road) - Cedar Road – Oheb Zedek Synagogue (23749 Cedar Road) (1.6 Miles)

11:30am LYNDHURST + SPAN + MAYFIELD HEIGHTS+ MAYFIELD VILLAGE: Oheb Zedek Synagogue (23749 Cedar Road) – Cedar Road – SR 91 (3.75 Miles)

12:15pm PEPPER PIKE + HUNTING VALLEY: SR 91/Cedar – Continue South on SR 91 – End at Moreland Hills City Limits (Chagrin Blvd) (2.8 Miles)

12:45pm MORELAND HILLS: Continue South on SR 91/Chagrin Blvd to Miles Road (2 Miles)

1:30pm TWINSBURG: Twinsburg PD (10075 Ravenna Road) – Ravenna Road – SR 91 - Hudson City Limits (Fairway Blvd. /Oak and Embers Tavern area) (3.1 Miles)

2:15pm HUDSON: SR 91/Fairway Blvd – Stow City Limits (Norton Rd. /McDonald’s area) (5.10 Miles)

3:15pm STOW: Norton – Hudson Drive – Graham/Hudson (3.8 Miles)

4:00pm CUYAHOGA FALLS + MUNROE FALLS PD + TALLMADGE PD: Graham/Hudson – Hudson – Front Street –Summit County DD (2355 Second Street) (2.11 Miles)

 

Wednesday, June 11th

8:00am AKRON PD

8:55am BARBERTON PD

9:40am NORTON PD

11:00am WADSWORTH PD

11:30am MEDINA COUNTY

12:20pm MONTVILLE TWP

1:30pm MEDINA CITY PD

2:30pm CRESTON PD

3:30pm ORRVILLE PD

5:00pm WOOSTER PD

 

Thursday, June 12th 

8:30am NAVARRE PD

9:30am STRASBURG PD

10:30am DOVER PD

11:20am NEW PHILADELPHIA PD

12:45pm SUGARCREEK PD

6:00pm CANTON PD


NORTHWEST 

Wednesday, June 4th 

9:30am SANDUSKY COUNTY - Anderson Fields - Fremont FOP Lodge 35
 
Thursday, June 5th

10:00am - HENRY COUNTY - Pocket Park - HOPE Services (0.5 miles)
 
Tuesday, June 10th 
 
8:00am SANDUSKY - OTOA Conference (Kalahair Resorts) (2.7 miles)
 
Wednesday, June 11th
 
10:00am DEFIANCE COUNTY 
 
11:00am HANCOCK COUNTY - University of Findlay Arch - St. Marks Church 
 
2:00pm FULTON COUNTY - Start and End at Delta Police Department - Fernwood St - Jackson St - Main St.- Monroe St - Ferwood St. (1.7 miles)
 
2:00pm OTTAWA COUNTY - Downtown Put-In-Bay - Perry's Monument 
 
5:00pm OTTAWA COUNTY cont. - Port Clinton - Jet Express - Madison Street
 
5:00pm PERKINS TOWNSHIP - Strickfaden Park - Perkins High School (1 mile)
 
 
Thursday, June 12th 
 
2:30pm ASHLAND PD
 

Friday, June 13th 

9:00am MARION PD

12:00pm MANSFIELD PD

 
SOUTHEAST/SOUTH CENTRAL

Tuesday, June 10th 

9:00am MARIETTA - Kroger (Acme St) - Don Drumm Stadium (1 mile)
 
11:00am HILLIARD - Hilliard Municipal Building - Hilliard Safety Services Building (1 mile)
 
11:15am ATHENS - Athens Armory Park - Ohio University Convocation Center (1.1 mile)
 
12:45pm LOGAN - Hocking County Fairgrounds - Worthington Park (0.75 mile)
 
2:00pm LANCASTER - Mt. Pleasant Elementary School - Fairfield County Fairgrounds (0.5 mile)
 
Wednesday, June 11th

9:00am BELMONT COUNTY - Courthouse - St. Clairsville High School (0.5 mile)
 
10:30am GUERNSEY COUNTY - Stop Nine Church - Guernsey County Board of DD (1 mile)
 
11:30am CAMBRIDGE - Municipal Court - Guernsey County Courthouse (0.5 mile)
 
12:45pm ZANESVILLE - Rite Aide (downtown) - Muskingum County Courthouse (0.5 mile)
 
Thursday, June 12th 
 
10:00am HEBRON - Township Office (on US-40) - Hebron City Building (0.6 mile)
 
10:30am KIRKERSVILLE (0.3 mile)
 
11:00am REYNOLDSBURG - Church of Christ - State Fire Academy (0.85 mile)
 
Friday, June 13th 
 
12:30pm NEW ALBANY - New Albany Ampitheater (170 E. Dublin Granville rd) - New Albany HS Football Stadium (1 mile)
 
 
SOUTHWEST

Friday, June 6th 

1:00pm CLERMONT COUNTY - Clermont County Common Pleas Court

Tuesday, June 10th

8:30am URBANA - Kroger to Coffee Depot (1.8 miles)

9:30am LOGAN COUNTY - Bellefontaine PD to Logan Co. SO (1.9 miles)

Wednesday, June 11th 

9:00am CINCINNATI - Cincinnati Police Memorial- Cincinnati PD Loop (3 miles)

11:00am WEST CHESTER - Boys and Girls Club WC - West Chester PD (3.1 miles)

Thursday, June 12th 

9:00am WARREN COUNTY - Franklin PD - Austin Landing (7.7 miles)

11:30am Centerville PD - Kettering PD - Dayton PD (11.6 miles)

1:50pm DAYTON - Dayton PD/Montgomery Co. SO - USAF Museum (5.4 miles)

5:45pm SPRINGFIELD - Springfield PD - OSP Springfield Post ( 5 miles)

Friday, June 13th 

11:30am OPOTA - London Park (3.2 miles)


FINAL LEG - FRIDAY, JUNE 13th 

6:00pm Assemble for Final Leg 

6:30pm - Final Leg Program 

~7:10pm - Final Leg - OSP Academy to Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (3.1 miles)