Oak Lawn Cops Stake Out Dunkin Donut Rooftop For Special Olympics

OAK LAWN, IL -- Oak Lawn police officers will be sitting on top of Dunkin Donuts shops in their respective communities to raise money for Special Olympics Illinois athletes. The 2018 Cop on a Rooftop event will be held statewide at Dunkin Donuts stores on Friday, May 18. More than 293 law enforcement agencies plan to participate.

Officers will be accepting donations, which will be used to train 22,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities and promote 20 sports through more than 180 competitions. Police will also have Special Olympics T-shirts available, Torch Run hats and Special Olympics coffee thermos mugs -- while supplies last. All proceeds will be donated to Special Olympics Illinois.

Oak Lawn police will stake out the roof of Dunkin Donuts at 108th Street and Cicero Avenue (10801 S. Cicero Ave.) from 5 a.m. to noon.

The fundraising goal for Illinois’s statewide Cop On A Rooftop events is $720,000. Stop by your favorite Dunkin Donut and support your local Special Olympics athletes. Visit Special Olympics Illinois for a complete list of participating police departments and Dunkin Donuts locations.