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Police officers patrol Dunkin' Donuts rooftops for a good cause

Police officers patrol Dunkin' Donuts rooftops for a good cause
WEBVTT ERIC: POLICE OFFICERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF IOWA ARE HEADING TO DUNKIN DONUTS. BUT IT’S NOT JUST TO GET THEIR MORNING COFFEE. RHEYA: THAT’S RIGHT, THEY’LL BE THERE TO RAISE MONEY FOR A SPECIAL CAUSE. KCCI’S TOMMIE CLARK IS LIVE AT THE DUNKIN DONUTS ON EAST 14TH STREET THIS MORNING. TOMMIE WHAT’S THIS FUNDRAISER FOR? TOMMIE: IT’S TO SUPPORT SPECIAL OLYMPICS IOWA. IF YOU GO BY DUNKIN’ DONUTS IN THE METRO, YOU MAY SEE A COP ON A ROOFTOP. WE HAVE CAP AND CHRIS SILVER WITH US THIS MORNING, THANK YOU FOR WAKING UP WITH US. IT WAS A LITTLE SLIPPERY SO WE ARE NOT UP THERE NOW. TELL US ABOUT THIS CAUSE. >> THANKS. 14,000 ATHLETES, HELP, TRAINING, SUPPORT, A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS PUT IN A LOT OF TIME INTO THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS. ASKING PEOPLE TO DONATE FUNDING TO HELP WITH SPECIAL OLYMPICS PROGRAMS. TOMMIE: WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO YOU? TO KNOW YOU’RE GIVING BACK YOUR COMMUNITY? >> THIS IS MY FIRST TIME DOING THE DUNKIN’ DONUTS COP ON A IT IS EXCITING, IT MEANS A LOT TO GET BACK. IT MEANS A LOT TO HELP PEOPLE REALIZE THEIR DREAMS. TOMMIE: ANYTHING YOU WOULD WANT TO GET OUT THERE TODAY THAT YOU THINK PEOPLE IN THE METRO SHOULD KNOW? >> COME ON DOWN AND SUPPORT SPECIAL OLYMPICS. WE’RE GIVING OUT COUPONS. MAKE A DONATION. ANY TYPE OF DONATION. COUPONS FOR FREE, ICED MOCHA OR REGULAR COFFEE. TOMMIE: WHO WOULD NOT WANT ONE OF THOSE? >> VISIT A DUNKIN’ DONUTS AROUND THE METRO. TOMMIE: PERFECT. YOU HEARD IT. STOP BY ANY LOCATIONS AROUND HERE AND GET ONE OF THOSE COUPONS, DONATE TO A GOOD CAUSE AND SEE A COP ON A ROOFTOP. HOW FUN IS THAT?
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Police officers patrol Dunkin' Donuts rooftops for a good cause
Police officers from across the state are headed to Dunkin' Donuts Friday, but it's not just to get their morning coffee.Central Iowa police will stake out on Dunkin' Donuts rooftops all morning across the metro to raise money for Special Olympics Iowa. KCCI's Tommie Clark stopped by the Dunkin Donuts on East 14th Street in Des Moines to learn more.

Police officers from across the state are headed to Dunkin' Donuts Friday, but it's not just to get their morning coffee.

Central Iowa police will stake out on Dunkin' Donuts rooftops all morning across the metro to raise money for Special Olympics Iowa.

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KCCI's Tommie Clark stopped by the Dunkin Donuts on East 14th Street in Des Moines to learn more.