Tell City run supports police outreach, honors Sgt. Heather Glenn

A downtown Tell City run will put the Perry County Sheriff’s Office in direct view of residents while raising money for police outreach programs and equipment needs, turning a spring race into a public statement about local safety and support.

Run For The Cops 3.38 is scheduled for Saturday, April 18, at 9 a.m. The 3.38-mile run-walk will begin at the Perry County Sheriff’s Office and finish at Everybody’s Fun & Fitness Center, with a fairly flat course that winds through downtown Tell City. Organizers, the Tell City Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association and Everbody’s Fitness, are using the route to make the event accessible to runners, walkers and casual participants who want to cover the course at their own pace.

The race name carries a direct memorial connection to Sgt. Heather Glenn, whose badge number was 338. Glenn served as a sergeant with the Tell City Police Department, graduated from Vincennes University and the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, and worked as the department’s taser instructor and as a field training officer and mentor. She was also a member of the Fraternal Order of Police and the first line-of-duty death in the Tell City Police Department.

That history gives the event a weight that goes beyond a standard fundraiser. The registration money is earmarked for police department community outreach efforts and equipment needs, linking the race to daily operations as well as memorial recognition. Registration is listed at $22 before April 1 and $27 after April 1, with packet pickup set for race morning from 7 to 8:30 a.m.

The route itself ties some of the county’s most recognizable public spaces together. Starting at the sheriff’s office and ending at Everybody’s Fun & Fitness Center makes the run visible in the heart of town, where residents can see the county’s public safety institutions and the local business community side by side. In 2026, State Road 237 near Perry County Memorial Hospital was also designated the Sgt. Heather J. Glenn Memorial Highway, another sign of how deeply her name remains linked with local law enforcement and civic memory.

For Perry County, where county government traces back to 1814 and local institutions still carry outsized meaning, the race is designed to do more than mark a date on the calendar. It puts support for the sheriff’s office, remembrance of Heather Glenn and a practical fundraising effort into one downtown event.