Behind the Badge
Baker to Vegas endurance run concludes with a flourish for rookie team
0Santa Ana Police Detective Eva Lopez was nearly at a loss for words as she recovered from her early morning run in the cavernous convention room at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas. It was shortly after 3 a.m., and Det. Lopez had run the final leg for the first-ever Santa Ana Police Department’s women’s team entry in the Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup, a torturous 120-mile relay race through deserts and mountains between California and Nevada. https://youtu.be/s6C5tOym99Y After winding through the streets of Las Vegas, Det. Lopez concluded her 4.6-mile run to shouts and applause from thousands of fans,…
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