Bainbridge Island Police Department Chief Matthew Hamner (right) and Deputy Chief Jeff Horn begin the annual Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run June 2.
The island department alternated bearers throughout the cross-island trek, eventually handing off the torch for its continued journey through the rest of Kitsap County.
The run, begun in 1981 by police in Wichita, Kansas to increase awareness of the Special Olympics program, is now a nationwide tradition.
