Mysterious Man Donates $25K At Special Olympics 'Cop On Rooftop'

PALOS PARK, IL -- Sometimes it pays to sit on top of a doughnut shop. The Palos Park Police Department’s Cop On A Rooftop event was one for the record books. Staking out two local Dunkin Donuts Friday morning to raise money for Special Olympics Illinois, a mysterious donor driving a Rolls Royce made cops’ day.

Sitting on the roof of Dunkin Donuts at 130th Street and LaGrange Road, Palos Park Police Chief Joe Miller watched a man driving a Rolls Royce into the parking lot.

“He peeled off eight one-hundred dollar (bills) and put them into the jar for Special Olympics,” Miller said. “He went in and got his coffee. He was standing outside talking to officers and volunteers about Special Olympics.”

Miller said the mysterious man called Officer John Sutko, who organized Palos Park officer’s Cop On A Rooftop, over to the Rolls. There, the man wrote out a check for $25,000.

“John climbed up on the roof to show us the check,” Miller said.

The mysterious man in the Rolls Royce asked officers to keep the donation anonymous. Miller said the man lives in the Orland-Palos area.

Palos Park police raised a grand total of $29,159.58. The Palos Park Police Department is vying with Cary, IL, for the top cop on a rooftop fundraising event. Statewide, over $800,000 was raised for Special Olympics Illinois.