HAMDEN -- The Police Department will hold its annual “Tip –A-Cop”  to benefit Special Olympics Connecticut from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Mickeys Restaurant, 2323 Whitney Ave.
Police will also be participating in the Special Olympics Connecticut Torch Run. The event, which is slated for June 8, will commence on Whitney Avenue at the Cheshire town line at 3 p.m., arriving at the Hamden Police Department at 4 p.m. It will then continue southbound on Dixwell Avenue to Southern Connecticut State University.

Students from the Sacred Heart Academy Softball Team will join in the run with members of the Hamden Police Department. Students needed to raise $30 for Special Olympics Connecticut to participate.

To donate to Special Olympics Connecticut with “Team Hamden Police Department” follow the link  http://soct.convio.net/ridefortheflame2012