Dunwoody Top Cop in South Korea for Special Olympics

Police Chief Billy Grogan is representing Georgia law enforcement at the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games in South Korea.

Dunwoody Police Chief Billy Grogan is in South Korea as part of the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games. Grogan was chosen to represent Georgia law enforcement officials in the Final Leg Law Enforcement Torch Run. He has been posting updates on a special Facebook page over the last several days, most recently with the entry, "We had our flame reunification ceremony. Great crowd in attendance. We couldn't take any photos because it was a very ceremonial event. We then practiced the lighting of the torch for the opening ceremony. We did not get to bed until 1am. We had about 5 hours sleep.....Very nice resort on the beach with snow on the ground! View from our balcony."

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Dunwoody Police Chief Billy Grogan to Represent Georgia Abroad

Grogan will be a part of the final leg of the torch run for the 2013 Special Olympics in South Korea.

Dunwoody Police Chief Billy Grogan has been selected to run the final leg of a torch run at the 2013 Special Olympic Games in South Korea. Grogran will be representing Georgia law enforcement organizations when he goes to PyeongChang, Korea to participate in the run. The Dunwoody Police Department has been operating for close to 4 years and has raised nearly $51,300 for Special Olympics Georgia. Grogan has participated in the Law Enforcement Torch Run for 10 years and is a past director of the Georgia Law Enforcement Torch Run program, which happens every two years. Law enforcement is the biggest supporter of Special Olympics, raising $42.6 million for Special Olympics Programs around the world. Grogan will travel to Korea on January 20, …

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