GAINESVILLE, Ga. — A Hall County Sheriff’s Office patrol deputy joined local public safety escorts this week to support a volunteer runner honoring fallen officers nationwide.
Deputy Wendy Saucedo escorted Andrew Collinson, a volunteer runner with Running 4 Heroes Inc., during a tribute run Thursday night in Hall County. The organization coordinates runs across the country to honor public safety officers who have died in the line of duty.
Collinson dedicated Thursday’s run to Sarah Beckstrom, a National Guard specialist who died last month following an ambush in Washington, D.C. Beckstrom was shot while on patrol near the Farragut Square Metro Station and died Nov. 27, one day after the shooting.
According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, Beckstrom served more than two years with the United States Department of Defense as a member of the West Virginia Army National Guard. She was assigned to the 863rd Military Police Company, 111th Engineer Brigade, and had been deployed to Washington since August. Officials said she volunteered to remain on duty through the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
The Hall County Sheriff’s Office thanked Collinson for honoring fallen officers and for allowing local deputies to take part in the mission, which aims to keep the memories of those killed in the line of duty alive through community-supported tribute runs.
