Police make doughnut run by helicopter
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Albuquerque police have taken doughnut runs to new heights, swooping down in an official helicopter for a late-night snack.
"I don't know how they decided that was a good idea," said Lt. Bob Huntsman, department spokesman.
Huntsman said the department is investigating.
"If they violated policy or procedure, they're going to get disciplined for it," he said. "We've worked too hard to make this a professional unit to let lack of common sense tear us down."
Keith Turner, who works near a Krispy Kreme doughnut shop, said he was on a break with other people early Thursday when a police helicopter circled and landed in a dirt field nearby.
"I was like, 'No, they'd better not go and get doughnuts,"' Turner said. As the helicopter idled, someone got out and went into the store, returning 10 or 15 minutes later with a Krispy Kreme box, he said.
The chopper gave what Turner presumed was a goodbye toot on its police siren as it took off, he said.
Huntsman confirmed it happened but said he had not yet spoken to those aboard. He said it appeared the two officers were near the end of their shift and probably were flying back to a hangar on the same side of town.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Albuquerque police have taken doughnut runs to new heights, swooping down in an official helicopter for a late-night snack.
"I don't know how they decided that was a good idea," said Lt. Bob Huntsman, department spokesman.
Huntsman said the department is investigating.
"If they violated policy or procedure, they're going to get disciplined for it," he said. "We've worked too hard to make this a professional unit to let lack of common sense tear us down."
Keith Turner, who works near a Krispy Kreme doughnut shop, said he was on a break with other people early Thursday when a police helicopter circled and landed in a dirt field nearby.
"I was like, 'No, they'd better not go and get doughnuts,"' Turner said. As the helicopter idled, someone got out and went into the store, returning 10 or 15 minutes later with a Krispy Kreme box, he said.
The chopper gave what Turner presumed was a goodbye toot on its police siren as it took off, he said.
Huntsman confirmed it happened but said he had not yet spoken to those aboard. He said it appeared the two officers were near the end of their shift and probably were flying back to a hangar on the same side of town.
