North Bay Police Service members proud to carry the torch for Special Olympics

North Bay Police Service members proud to carry the torch for Special Olympics

Merv Shantz has carried a torch for the Special Olympics for a long time. The North Bay Police Service Constable was front and centre on Wednesday for the annual North Bay Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics.

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NEW PHILADELPHIA – Police Chief Tessa Pohovey, then a captain, was the department’s first officer to carry the Special Olympics torch through the city in 2022. This year she was joined by another officer, three firefighters, the city health director and Special Olympics athlete Matthew Toole Jr. Pohovey says carrying the Flame of Hope to lead into this weekend’s Ohio Summer Games is something she wouldn’t miss. “I was the one that kind of starte…