Residents in hot pursuit of their sugar fix encountered a bizarre police stakeout at the Krispy Kreme Doughnuts in New Tampa last weekend.
Picture this: a Tampa Police Department officer astride a horse in the doughnut drive-through lane and a uniformed corporal on the roof of the building surrounded by law enforcement vehicles, including the department's mobile operations unit and an armored personnel carrier.
The uniformed infiltration was a charitable maneuver, Cops on Doughnut Shops, for athletes in this weekend's Special Olympics Florida.
Tampa Police Cpl. Greg Coller - the first cop on the hot tin roof - was elevated to his new position at 6 a.m. Friday, starting the marathon that ended noon Sunday, with various law enforcement officers taking turns on the roof.
As heat-packing cops suspected, heat was the enemy.
"You get dehydrated up here real fast," Coller said, a cell phone facilitating air-to-ground communication.
A blue canopy provided a patch of shade; a small tent with an air mattress served as sleeping quarters. Other rudimentary rooftop luxuries included a television, table and chairs.
Bottled water was hoisted in a blue bucket dangling near the doughnut shop doors.
For food, Coller ordered out. "You can only eat so many doughnuts," he said.
Initial tabulations are the event raised $12,000, said TPD Cpl. Larry Timmer, who, along with Coller, clocked the most hours on the roof.
Reporter George Wilkens can be reached at (813) 977-2854, Ext. 22.
Photo credit: Tribune photos by CANDACE C. MUNDY
Photo: Police Cpl. Greg Coller puts his time in during Cops on Doughnut Shops, for athletes in this weekend's Special Olympics Florida.
Photo: Tampa resident Arthur Karst makes a donation. The fundraiser began 6 a.m. Friday and ended at noon Sunday.
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