Cops at the doughnut shop?

Cops took to the roofs Friday for the sixth year in a row to raise money for Illinois Special Olympics.

Officers were on the rooftops of 71 Dunkin' Donuts in the Chicago area, from 5 a.m. to 2 p.m., soliciting funds from unsuspecting coffee drinkers and doughnut eaters.

"It's just so much fun for everyone," said Carrie Reckert, spokesperson for Dunkin' Donuts. "The regular morning customers come every day for their coffee and look up and see something's different this morning."

Special Olympics representatives didn't have a fund-raising total late Friday afternoon, but said they were hoping to raise more than $100,000 this year.

As of 5:30 p.m. 40 locations had reported raising $68,000.

Participating Dunkin' Donuts locations included seven in Chicago. The others covered the suburbs and as far south as Champaign.

Reckert said the largest fundraiser was in 2006, when 54 locations brought in $108,000. Last year, the officers raised $98,000.

The money will go toward the Law Enforcement Torch Run, which involves hundreds of police officers throughout the state raising money for Illinois Special Olympics. They cover 1,500 miles, carrying the Flame of Hope to the State Summer Games in Normal in June.

At the end of last year, the officers donated about $2 million from various events to Special Olympics, Reckert said.