Cops to hold donut eating competition

by Nick Vagnoni, Posted Apr 21st 2006 @ 1:02PM

The International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA) will host a donut eating competition for past and present law enforcement officers as part of a training conference and expo to be held next week in Arlington Heights, Illinois. The event is dubbed the 2006 World Cop Donut Eating Championship. While contestants are allowed whatever non-alcoholic beverages they want, the contest rules state that they may not dunk their donuts in said beverages. Bummer. Officers will have three minutes to down as many donuts as they can. Each eater will be monitored by an "official Donut Deputy." The winner will receive a trophy and, according to the ILEETA site, a "quality handgun." The Sydney Morning Herald has a story about an Australian law enforcement officer who will be attending. Contest entry fees will go to an ILEETA scholarship fund and the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.

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