'Donut Boy' Delivers Sweet Message To Maryland Police Officers

BEL AIR, MD - The child known as the "Donut Boy" made a special delivery in Maryland Friday morning.

Tyler Carach, 9, of Bratt, Florida, who aims to drop off donuts at police stations around the country, stopped at the Edgewood precinct of the Harford County Sheriff's Office with a sweet offering of gratitude for the men and women in blue.

He arrived at 9 a.m. with boxes upon boxes of donuts and was greeted by nearly a dozen agencies. Carach's visit was one of many he's making this summer on a quest to deliver 10,000 donuts to thank police.

The boy's journey began last summer he saw four deputies outside a corner store and bought them donuts with his own money.

"When we left, I asked my mom why they were so happy, and she said cops were having a hard time right now and that sometimes people choose to judge a whole by a few, and its important never to do that! I decided right then I wanted to cheer them up, so I told my mom I wanted to thank every cop in America and give them each a donut!" Carach wrote on the GoFundMe page he created for his mission.

Now, Carach is on a six-week trip on the East Coast giving out more than 10,000 donuts.

Carach donned a donut-printed cape Friday morning with his message "I DONUT need a reason to THANK a cop," while meeting with officers from Aberdeen, APG, Baltimore County, Bel Air, Cecil County, Havre de Grace Police Department, Maryland State Police and Maryland Transportation Authority Police.

The turnout in Harford County included more agencies than Carach said he was used to seeing in his travels.

"This means so much to us," Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said during a special event to welcome Carach.

The boy's message of thanks resonated in particular at this agency, where two deputies were gunned down in the line of duty in February 2016, making the ultimate sacrifice to protect those they serve.

After Carach dropped off his offering of Dunkin' Donuts, Gahler read him an official salutation from the sheriff's office.