‘Cops on Top’ collecting funds for Special Olympics

Police officers, firemen and other participants camp out on top of the Hy-Vee gas station from 6 a.m.-6 p.m. to raise hundreds of dollars to support Special Olympics Missouri. Pictured here are three participants, from left to right: Osage Beach Officer Brandon Wyrick, Osage Beach Explorer Nathan Wiederhoft and Brian Hoof of Mix 92.7 radio station.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. — Police officers, firemen and others climbed on top of the Hy-Vee gas station building at Prewitt’s Point Shopping Center on Friday and spent the day collecting donations for Special Olympics Missouri athletes.

The annual “Cops on Top” is a regular lake area event that coincides with the annual Polar Plunge, which brings in a hundreds of Lake of the Ozarks and other Mid-Missouri participants to dive into the freezing waters of Public Beach No. 2 in Lake of the Ozarks State Park.

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To register online, visit www.somo.org/lozplunge. For more information, contact the Special Olympics Missouri at 800-846-2682 or Crystal Chalk at 573-256-6367. Paper registration forms are available upon request.

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‘Cops on Top’ collecting funds for Special Olympics

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