(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Venu Vandanapu accepts a free donut from interim Sandy Police Chief Bill O'Neal as he entices morning commuters into a free donut In honor of National Donut Day while joined by on Friday, June 1, 2018, at the Sandy Civic Center TRAX Station. The Sandy Police department and Sandy Mayor Kurt Bradburn teamed up in an effort to create positive interactions with residents.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Interim Sandy Police Chief Bill O'Neal tries to entice morning commuters into a free donut In honor of National Donut Day while joined by Deputy Mayor Evelyn Everton on Friday, June 1, 2018, at the Sandy Civic Center TRAX Station. The Sandy Police department and Sandy Mayor Kurt Bradburn teamed up in an effort to create positive interactions with residents.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) In honor of National Donut Day, Sandy Mayor Kurt Bradburn, center, teams up with Deputy Mayor Evelyn Everton, right, and the Sandy Police Department as morning commuter Pepper Poulsen takes them up on their offer on Friday, June 1, 2018, at the Sandy Civic Center TRAX Station.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Interim Sandy Police Chief Bill O'Neal, left, is joined by Captain Greg Severson as they hand out a donuts to morning commuters including Dave Chavez in honor of National Donut Day on Friday, June 1, 2018, at the Sandy Civic Center TRAX Station.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sandy Police Captain Greg Severson, left, and interim Chief Bill O'Neal visit the Sandy Civic Center TRAX Station in honor of National Donut Day to team up with Sandy Mayor Kurt Bradburn to hand out donuts to morning commuters on Friday, June 1, 2018.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) In honor of National Donut Day, Sandy Mayor Kurt Bradburn, center, teams up with Deputy Mayor Evelyn Everton, right, and the Sandy Police Department as morning commuter Pepper Poulsen takes them up on their offer on Friday, June 1, 2018, at the Sandy Civic Center TRAX Station.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) In honor of National Donut Day, Sandy Mayor Kurt Bradburn, right, teams up with interim Sandy Police Chief Bill O'Neal to hand out donuts to commuters on Friday, June 1, 2018, at the Sandy Civic Center TRAX Station. Bradburn is quoted as saying ÒI am excited to team up with the Sandy Police department on National Donut Day. Everyone knows how much police officers love donuts and we thought this would be a fun way to do something nice for our community. ItÕs really important to create positive interactions for residents with the police officers who serve our city and whatÕs more positive than free donuts? It is also a priority of mine, as Mayor, to be out in the community so residents know me personally and feel connected to their city government.Ó
Police in Sandy tried a new community outreach tactic Friday, featuring officers and politicians handing out free pastries.
The occasion? National Doughnut Day.
“Everyone knows how much police officers love doughnuts, and we thought this would be a fun way to do something nice for our community,” Sandy Mayor Kurt Bradburn said in a statement.
“It’s really important to create positive interactions for residents with the police officers who serve our city, and what’s more positive than free doughnuts? It is also a priority of mine, as mayor, to be out in the community so residents know me personally and feel connected to their city government.”
Bradburn, a deputy mayor and interim Police Chief Bill O’Neal joined others in handing out doughnuts to morning TRAX commuters.
Deputy Mayor Evelyn Everton describes the event as a success, with 104 free donughuts distributed.
“It was fun. Everyone felt like it was a nice little gesture.”