Chief James T. Butts, Jr., is pleased to announce that the Santa Monica Police Department’s 2006 Baker to Vegas Team finished in 3rd place out of 24 teams entered in the under 300 division. The team’s overall time was 15:40:59 seconds and this was the team’s best placement.
On April 1, 2006, the Santa Monica Police Department participated in the 22nd Annual Baker to Vegas Challenge Relay Race. This year, officers ran the race in memory of Officer Rick Crocker, who was a Major in the United States Marine Corp. Officer Crocker was killed in 2005, in a rocket-propelled grenade attack during his second tour of duty in Iraq.
The Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay is the largest and most unique law enforcement race in the world. It’s a 120-mile, 20-stage foot relay race, which starts in Baker, California through the California desert, over the mountains, to Las Vegas, Nevada.
Special thanks to the three team captains Detective HeeSeok Ahn, Motor Officer Shaun Nichols, K-9 Officer Roberto Villegas and all the support volunteers.
