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Posted: Monday, October 1st, 2012 9:15 AM HST

Cops on Top raise money for Special Olympics

By Ken Hupp - 67AM KPUA News

Police officers went to some great heights at the Wal-Mart stores in Hilo and Kona this past weekend to raise money for Special Olympics Hawai`i. Officers spent their off-duty time from 6:00 a.m. Friday to 2:00 p.m. Sunday perched on the roof at the Hilo Wal-Mart and atop a 14-foot scaffolding at the Kona store, while other officers and Special Olympics athletes collected donations at ground level. (Insert here how much was raised). This is the ninth year the Hawai`i County Police Department has taken part in the event, which includes law enforcement officers at the county, state and federal levels statewide. Since its inception, Hawai`i’s law enforcement agencies have raised more than $1.6 million through their “Cop on Top” efforts.