{"id":238544,"date":"2022-10-20T08:42:21","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T13:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=238544"},"modified":"2022-10-20T12:44:38","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T17:44:38","slug":"las-vegas-strip-run-honors-fallen-lvmpd-heroic-officer-truong-thai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-strip-run-honors-fallen-lvmpd-heroic-officer-truong-thai\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas Strip Run Honors Fallen LVMPD Officer Truong Thai"},"content":{"rendered":"

A local 10-year-old girl holding a US flag led over 20 Las Vegas officers and others on a one-mile run on the Las Vegas Strip Wednesday to bring honor to a fallen police officer. Truong Thai<\/a> lost his life last week in the line of duty.<\/p>\n

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LVMPD Officer Truong Thai, pictured above. He lost his life last week in the line of duty. A run was held in his honor this week on the Las Vegas Strip. (Image: LVMPD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Theresa Ann Babcock, a Las Vegas fifth grader, who was at the front of the run, said Thai was a \u201cgreat hero.\u201d<\/p>\n

I want to make sure that the family knew that the officer will never be forgotten,” <\/strong>she explained to KTNV<\/em>, a local TV station, on why she took part. “I really feel sad that he died, but I also feel happy that he got to serve our country.”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The participants ran from the Excalibur Hotel & Casino<\/a> parking lot to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department<\/a> (LVMPD) South Central Area Command Station. The run lasted about 12 minutes, but it gave the runners and onlookers time to mourn and appreciate Thai\u2019s years of service.<\/p>\n

For six years, Babcock has raised money for officers who were injured or killed in the line of duty. She has taken part in charitable lemonade stands and runs. Her father, Robert Babcock, is a director of Running 4 Heroes, which helped to organize Wednesday\u2019s run.<\/p>\n

He noted the fallen officers for whom his daughter has run.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s ran for Charles Hartfield, Chad Parque, some officers that have passed here locally. But this one\u2019s more special because Thai trained a lot of these officers,\u201d Robert Babcock told KLAS<\/em>, another local TV station.<\/p>\n

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