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Cops collect change at Dunkin' Donuts for Georgia Special Olympics
Police department, sheriff's office and juvenile justice department collect $1,000 countywide
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Dunkin' Donuts employee Adela Mojica, center, gets help behind the counter from Gainesville Police Department's Jessica Van and Scott Cagle of the Department of Juvenile Justice as the two assist the restaurant Friday morning to raise money for Special Olympics.
Dunkin’ Donuts customers chucked spare coins or change from the morning coffee pickup into a bucket Friday, donating more than $1,000 countywide to law enforcement officers supporting the Georgia Special Olympics. Police departments from Oakwood and Gainesville joined the Hall County Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Juvenile Justice in collecting money Friday morning at the doughnut shop locations in Gainesville and Oakwood. Gainesville Police Sgt. Kevin Holbrook said the total haul was $1,747.