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Today was the 5th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run. Police from the Eastern Division North, along with students and other members of the public ran through the Northside’s principal streets. Participants collected donations along the way, which will all be used to aid children with disabilities. The Northside Formation’s public relations officer Inspector Fitzroy Yearwood, spoke to us about the run, and their hopes for next year…

Insp. Fitzroy Yearwood - Public Relation Officer
"This is the 5th annual law enforcement torch run and it's in support of children born with disabilities. We have police officers, police personnel, our civilian staff as well has joined with some students and we have ran through the principal streets in Eastern Division North. Up ahead we have the torch which will be passed on to OCD North Commissioner Phillips and then she will do the final leg up to the Benny's round about. We have persons running along with some cans for donation and we have seen tremendous support from our schools especially All Saints who brought out a whole lot of students to support us and they have done collections, YWCA likewise and other schools around our route. As you can see it’s an energetic run and we hope next year it will be bigger and get more support from the business community. All donations and proceeds we give to children with disabilities, if you go on our Facebook page you will see the emblem is up there. Southside did it yesterday and we know that the other parts of the country, the districts they also participated. We know that the funds are collected and it will be calculated through community policing who organised the run and hopefully we can increase every year."

The torch run was held in conjunction with the UN’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities.