Florida boy Zechariah Cartledge,12, runs in memory of fallen first responders. Mile 800 was for Officer Brandon Stalker of Toledo, killed in the line of duty.
Honoring fallen Toledo Police Officer Published by keng@presspubli. on Fri, 01/22/2021 - 8:33am
Flags fly at half-staff at the Oregon Municipal Building after Governor Mike DeWine ordered all U.S. and state flags in Lucas County to be lowered in honor of fallen Toledo Police Officer Brandon Stalker, who died after he was shot in the line of duty on Monday, January 18. See Guest Editorial on page 7. (Press photo by Ken Grosjean)
12-year-old runs to honor fallen Toledo police Officer Stalker
Zechariah Cartledge has been running for fallen first responders for just over 2 years. He s ran more than 800 miles. Mile 800 was for Ofc. Brandon Stalker. Author: Emma Henderson Updated: 8:03 AM EST January 22, 2021
FLORIDA, USA At just 9 years old, a kid from Florida decided to run a mile for every fallen first responder in the United States.
At 12 years old, Zechariah Cartledge has been running for fallen first responders for just over two years. He s already ran more than 800 miles.
Mile 800 was for Officer Brandon Stalker. Through these runs, I want to give it my all. I want to get the best turnout as possible as well, that s why I love to see all the runners and all the officers that come out. The best support possible. I want to make it the best for the family because they truly need it, Zechariah said.
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Facebook screenshot of Christopher Harris, suspect in the Jesus is Black church vandalism and attempted arson.
In the wee hours of the morning on Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, an arsonist spray-painted the message, “Jesus is Black” in a Roman Catholic Church in Toledo, Ohio, while setting fire to parts of the church. Police later caught up to the suspect, 27-year-old Christopher A. Harris. Harris shot and killed a police officer in a shootout that also claimed his life. Harris’s Facebook account includes multiple posts with the message, “Jesus is Black,” and one post evoking King’s assassination days before the church arson.