Carrying the torch in L-A

: Lewiston police officer Scott Hill, center, and his wife, Becky, run with Lewiston Detective Brian O’Malley as he carries the Special Olympics Flame of Hope past Martel Elementary School in Lewiston on Wednesday. Nearly 800 members of Maine law enforcement are expected to participate in this annual run that covers the entire state. The run will end at the Special Olympics Maine state summer games at the University of Maine in Orono on Friday, June 7. To see a short video, visit sunjournal.com/torchrun2013.

: Members of the Auburn Police Department and Special Olympics athletes run the Flame of Hope down Minot Avenue in Auburn on Wednesday before passing the torch off to Lewiston police on Longley Bridge.

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