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The idea of police sometimes getting a free meal or a cup of coffee is one with which we're all familiar. Apparently it's a bit of a hot button issue in the township of Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

A local Wendy's franchisee encourages the practice and has officers simply sign a receipt for their purchases. His logic: giving food to local and state police encourages them to keep coming back and creates a feeling of security for customers and employees alike.

Not everyone is happy with the practice of police officers getting free grub, though. Wilkes-Barre Township Police Chief Robert Brozowski couldn't stand seeing his officers entering the station house bearing bags of food from nearby eateries. So he revised the department's rules. Officers are now forbidden to accept anything from businesses. Brozowski says he feels that the boys in blue make a decent enough buck that they don't need a free lunch.

What do you think? Should John Law be entitled to the occasional cheeseburger or donut?

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As a general rule, when participating in some sort of illicit activity, it is best to do it in secret. This is why binge eaters keep boxes of cookies stashed in their cars and bedside tables, and drug users don't usually walk down the street offing to share with passers-by. Similarly, it is not a good idea to, say, put those drugs into burgers at the restaurant where you work - especially not if you are going to serve those burgers to police officers.

This was the lapse in judgment suffered by three Burger King employees in New Mexico. The officers noticed that something was amiss after a few bites of burger and used a field testing kit to determine the source of the problem. The trio was arrested for aggravated battery on an officer (a felony) and possession of marijuana.

There is also a video available that corresponds with the story, if you want to see more.

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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.