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Henderson recently took over Police Doughnuts from a fellow retired officer, and hopes to spin the Louisville storefront into a franchise. While he concedes there might be a few other former officers with doughnut bakeries of their own – the Internet was briefly abuzz last year with news of a small-town force in Michigan buying a century-old pastry shop -- Henderson says he's the first to fully mine the possibilities of a law enforcement theme.
And, in good law-and-order fashion, he's also trademarked the concept.
"We've got a nightstick, a jailbird, a major, APBs," Henderson says, ticking off his doughnut varieties. (At Police Doughnuts, APB stands for "a peanut ball.")
The décor at Police Doughnuts is appropriately styled after a police station, with a police scanner providing the background chatter. The bakery's motto is "to protect and serve doughnuts." "I think it's just a neat idea," Henderson says.
Oddly, Henderson, who recently returned from a peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, still chafes at the cliché his bakery exploits. "Every time people saw our sirens, they always said we were going to get doughnuts," he grumbles.
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3-05-2010 @3:03PM doodoolemonque said... They are certainly keeping the "cop" theme consistent. Just as police regularly speed without their light bars flashing and routinely roll through stop signs during non-emergency patrols, all to help assure a safe community, these ex-cops are making sure the that these spaces, reserved for their handicapped customers, don't get used by some non-handicapped customer. And, I thought only Porsches, Benz's and BMWs got to avoid door dings by angling across 2 or 3 spaces and this van is clearly wearing a Ford "badge." I deeply appreciate their helping to prove that our society is an ever increasingly egalitarian one. I have had an officer suggest an immediate payment in of my fine, in cash, would allow him to avoid having to actually write the ticket (saving the county money in supplies and labor) and would save me a time consuming trip to the courthouse, too . I have watched during a traffic stop, as an officer complimented my father's good taste by admiring my father's expensive car and commenting on how expensive it was, far beyond a peace officer's salary. It was nice to see a public servant honor my father's hard work and success in such a generous manner. Is there any wonder that such selfless actions generate support for "law & order?"
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3-05-2010 @10:29PM derek said... I'm so confused by the tone of your comment that I can't disern if it is sarcasm or idiocy.
I'm going to go with idiocy and point out that the van is probably parked like that purely for the photo op.
I'll leave the rest of your ramblings alone.
4-26-2010 @6:44PM Chef Chuck said... Hilarious! Way to perpetuate the stereotype!
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3-06-2010 @1:16AM doodoolemonque said... That's fine, Derek. Next time you park in a handicap space without a placard, but only mean to be there for a minute and have a very good reason, just tell the officer and I'm sure he be just fine about looking the other way. In fact, just tell them its for a photo op. I just think its confusing that you didn't comment on the behavior of the officers to whom I referred, just my writing about them. Those incidents I related were real. Ask any long time New Yorker (any of those who ever had a car in the City, anyway) about the importance of having a PBA (Patrolman's Benevolent Assn) sticker on your bumper. Those are just several of the reasons why I get involved with my local Police and Sheriff forces; the better to help assure my community has better officers than those mentioned.
Actually, as a retired peace officer, given the nature of the job, the van/shop owner may well have a placard, but it may have been for an avoidable cause. A recent survey of my local PD show officers overweight by an average of over 30 pounds. Being an average, that suggests some huge officers on patrol. So while the shop's name may be cute, it may well be cuteness at a considerable cost.
Here's to healthy, well trained and educated peace officers.
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3-10-2010 @10:57PM derek said... Well what makes a handicap spot? A little bit of paint, that discerns it from a regular spot. What turns an empty space or regular parking lot into something that requires a handicap spot? A business! Until a business is in place any spot, any where is just dirt or a parking lot.
The "photo op" most likely was taken before the business opened, so it's probably a safe assumption that they weren't robbing anyone of a parking spot... BECAUSE NO ONE WOULD HAVE A REASON TO PARK THERE UNTIL THE BUSINESS WAS OPEN.
Also, I left your comment about a cop asking you for a bribe alone, because I don't care.
3-11-2010 @10:06AM doodoolemonque said... Derek, please understand that I am not clairvoyant like you. Thus, there is no way I could know this picture was taken before the store was open. Can you teach this skill, or does one have to be born with it?
Either way, you're wrong, by law. The law, in every jurisdiction, requires only the identification of a handicap parking space for it to be in full force. I know this from personal experience. I managed a car dealership which stored its inventory on a once public, but now private parking lot. Several of my cars were ticketed for illegally parking in those once public but now fenced, private handicap spaces. There was residual blue paint identifying them as handicap accessible, and in researching fighting the tickets I learned the information by which I know your assumption is wrong. Whether you care or not, you don't know what you're talking about. You can't just make up the law as needed to win a point. It doesn't work that way, but thanks for trying.
5-27-2010 @4:39PM Daniel said...
"You can't just make up the law as needed to win a point."
They can and do in Iran and China. lol
3-07-2010 @4:41PM Julie said... I have to admit it is a really cool idea but out my way the number one hangout spot for all the cops is a little Italian pizzaria. The funny thing is we have two places to get doughnuts within a half a mile of this place but you never see a cop at either of these doughnut shops but you will always see no less than 4 or 5 cop cars at this pizzaria at any given time.
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3-08-2010 @10:07AM Harold said... I love the idea. It's a great play on the cultural stereotype. As to the comment about the handicap space, I would agree that it's more than likely purely a photo-op picture. Though it's a good example of the dangers of not being cognizant of what is going on in a photo.
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