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The runners arrive at the Perrysburg Police Department on Walnut Street for the 2012 Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics on the Northwest Ohio leg in Perrysburg.

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Bicyclist Katie Rupert, of Grand Rapids, left, and runner Chris Black, of Perrysburg, right, get their 2012 t-shirts from Emma Blank, of Swanton, center. Blank is the sports technician for the Wood County Special Olympics.

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Emma Blank, of Swanton, left, gives runner Chris Black, of Perrysburg, her 2012 t-shirt.

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The Perrysburg Police Department bicycle unit prepares to accompany the torch run. From left: Kelly Chalfant, Greg Cole, Chuck Moffitt, Dan Maciejewski, and Mark Lepkowski.

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Participants in the Torch Run pose in front of the Perrysburg Police Department office on Walnut in Perrysburg.

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Rich Cartwright of Perrysburg, a member of the police department, carries the torch as the runners leave the police department.

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The runners leave the police department for their next stop on the Perrysburg leg of the 2012 Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics.

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