The North Carolina Law Enforcement Torch Run Committee is organized for the purpose of managing, promoting, planning, coordinating and growing NCLETR activities throughout the state of North Carolina to accomplish the stated purpose of the NC Law Enforcement Torch Run.
Any member of a law enforcement or corrections agency – active or retired, sworn or non-sworn – may be a member of the NCLETR Committee. The term of service is two years with no term limit. Membership is voluntary and members may serve as long as they are qualified to do so. Committee members are appointed by the Torch Run Director.
2012 Committee Membership
|
Member |
Agency |
Committee Role |
| Bill Frick | Chapel Hill Police Department (Retired) | Torch Run Director |
| Karen Morrow | NC State Bureau of Investigation | Associate Torch Run Director |
| Thurman Whisnant | Hickory Police Department | Associate Torch Run Director |
| John Diggs | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department | |
| DK Jones | Guilford County Sheriff’s Department | |
| Charles Lee | NC Highway Patrol | |
| Lester Lowe | Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office | |
| Claudia Morgan | Winston-Salem Police Department | |
| Tommy Newman | Raleigh Police Department | |
| Dennis Mecum | NC Division of Prisons | |
| Ken Pike | NC Alcohol Law Enforcement Division | |
| Edwin Simpson | Pender Correctional Institution | |
| Phil Smith | Chapel Hill Police Department | |
| Rob Williams | Greenville Police Department |
The LETR committee meets quarterly and is guided by a set of procedures.
