SEE VIDEO: Special Olympics torch run held in memory of fallen Genesee County sergeant
Sergeant Thomas Sanfratello Memorial Law Enforcement Torch Run (provided photo)
BATAVIA, N.Y. — Law enforcement officers ran through the streets of Batavia on Thursday morning. It was both to raise money for the Special Olympics New York and to honor a Genesee County sheriff’s sergeant who died in the line of duty.
The Sergeant Thomas Sanfratello Memorial Law Enforcement Torch Run started at the sheriff’s office on Park Road. Runners carried the Flame of Hope, part of it’s journey through around the state, and carried a flag. Members of the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office, Batavia Police Department, and New York State Police participated.
The niece of Sergeant Sanfratello shared this video:
For more than 32 years, law enforcement agencies throughout the state have teamed up with Special Olympics athletes to carry the flame. The Special Olympics serves 45,000 athletes across the state with year-round training, competition, and health screenings at no cost to them. You can donate here.
Sanfratello died while trying to escort two people out of a casino bar at Batavia Downs back in March. The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office says the couple violently resisted arrest.
