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Costa Mesa police dish out meals for tips to help Special Olympics

By Hannah FryStaff Writer 

Costa Mesa police officers swapped their ticket books for notepads to take food orders at Claim Jumper on Thursday evening as part of a Tip-a-Cop event to help the Special Olympics.

Officers stood in as servers and hosts for about four hours at the Bristol Street restaurant and collected tips that will help fund Special Olympics activities. The event raised $5,460, according to the Police Department.

Visitors could participate in a raffle, pose for photos in a fake jail and take turns sitting on police motorcycles.

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Hannah Fry covers breaking news for the Los Angeles Times. She most recently covered Orange County for The Times and has written extensively about criminal trials, housing, politics and government. In 2020, Fry was part of the team that was a Pulitzer finalist for its coverage of a boat fire that killed 34 people off the coast of Santa Barbara. Fry came to The Times from the Daily Pilot, where she covered coastal cities, education and crime. An Orange County native, Fry started her career as an intern at the Orange County Register.

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