How did cops first get associated with doughnuts? :)

[NFS4]

I was just sitting here eating a tasty white-powder covered doughnut and thought to myself, "How did cops get stuck with that association?"

Was it a movie or something that now makes people associate doughuts with cops or what?

 

[Frenchie]

Ummm, maybe it is because cops frequent doughnut shops...

 

[Eeks]

B/c they eat them at record rates. The truth shines.

One time, I saw a cop and his buddy triple park on Newbury street in Boston (Its very narrow, 1.5 lanes, and very busy) and get out of the car to go eat in a pastry shop for about 15 mins. I set at a cafe on my lunch break and watched. It was pathetic. And traffic was completely clogged by their car. When they came out of the sub shop, they wrote the guy who double parked a ticket. Sigh.

 

[NFS4]

<< Ummm, maybe it is because cops frequent doughnut shops >>


I mean, when did this start? Was it the 50's, 60's? Did they all just start eating doughnuts at once, or was it just a gradual gorging of doughnuts?

 

[dawks]

Haha. /me thinks NFS4 has too much time on his hands!

I saw 4 police cars at the donut store a few days ago..

 

[Raspewtin]

I think it had to do with the hours of donut shops. Even a long time ago, donut shops had to make their donuts overnight for the morning, so they'd open much earlier than most places.

 

[apoppin]

Whenever doughnut shops started giving free coffee away to cops. I think it was the 50s or before.

Anyway, it worked. Doughnut shops are rarely robbed.

 

[cxim]

It has to do with the whole hole story !

once in a land far away, cops ate only creme &amp; jelly filled pastry. they loved the stuff. then one day, the cop agency, then known as NYPD, hired a wanker. this was a pimply faced little nerd that could never get a date.

well one fine day the guys sent him to pick up the pastry. on the way back to the precint, the kid had a powerful urge of a sexual nature. He then had his carnal way with the pastries.

after arrival back at the shop, all noticed that the pastries had a bit of a ragged look to them. the pastries were examined, the PFN was questioned. he admitted all.

from that day to now, it is always cop policy that cops eat only doghnuts, pastries with holes, because of the PFN.

 

[NFS4]

<< I think it had to do with the hours of donut shops. Even a long time ago, donut shops had to make their donuts overnight for the morning, so they'd open much earlier than most places. >>


Well, that makes sense. Have you all seen that Isuzu Rodeo commercial with the cop (prolly about 2-3 years old)? The cop is in a Rodeo and a speeding sports car comes flying by. The cop doesn't budge and continues chomping on the white-powder doughnut as the powder falls all over his face and uniform. It is not until he finished the doughnut that he steps on the gas and takes a short cut through the woods later cutting off the speeder

 

[Russ]

I'm not sure of the genesis, but in a former life I was a District Manager for Winchell's, and I can confirm that it is, indeed, true.

BTW, anyone remember the scene in (I think it was RoboCop) where the slimeball walks in the donut shop and pulls out a shotgun preparing to rob the place? Suddenly dozens of little red dots appear all over his face; the camera pans out, and every seat in the place is occupied by a cop.

Russ, NCNE

 

[apoppin]

It's absolutely amazing what an Internet search will dredge up. Copernic 2000 strikes again.

Click here

Evidently it started in the 40s (I was almost right) because cops were too poor back then to hang out in restaurants and there weren't any fast food open 24 hours.

EDIT: The above linked site is a law enforcement one (link fixed) and says free coffee is a 'no-no' that can get a cop fired today. I know as a former manager of Jack-in-the-Box (years ago) they accepted free coffee (etc.) and we were never robbed as they usually hung out in the parking lot late at night.

 

[Raspewtin]

Working in a donut or ice cream store would be the best and worst thing that could ever happen to me. I would need a forklift after a couple weeks, just to get around.

 

[NFS4]

<< Suddenly dozens of little red dots appear all over his face; the camera pans out, and every seat in the place is occupied by a cop. >>


ROTFPIMP!

 

[yakko]

<< Anyway, it worked. Doughnut shops are rarely robbed >>




When I lived in Vero Beach on of the employees robbed the donut shop.They knew it was an inside job because the glass was broken out not in.That donut shop was owned by the Sherrif.

 

[apoppin]

<< rarely robbed >>

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I believe an inside job is classified as &quot;theft&quot;, not robbery.



Did you check out the 'official' police version in that link? It's funny.

 

[geno]

You should see the local dunkin donuts when all of the cops get off of their shifts. I've seen 6 cop cars parked there simultaneously! The thing is - they never get donuts - they all get coffee or iced coffee! I know because I'm friends with everyone who works there - I've never seen a cop get a donut from there... =/

 

[Jedi Mike]

Yea, its the 24 hour story that started it.