Police Put Down Badges and Pick Up Serving Trays | Charity

Tip-a-Cop and help the Special Olympics.

Police will being turning in their badges for serving trays for the annual Tip-a-Cop event to benefit the Special Olympics. The officers from Metro, North Las Vegas, Nevada Highway Patrol, Henderson Police, even School Police will be working as waiters at Applebee’s around the valley to raise money for the charity. Last year's event raise more than $35,000 dollars.

Special Olympics is a free, year-round sports training for children and adults with developmental disabilities.

Dinner service starts at 5 o’clock until 9 o’clock tonight. Here’s a list of the participating restaurants and law enforcement agencies:

500 N. Nellis, Metro Northeast  Area Command

1635 W. Craig Rd., North Las Vegas Police

2070 N. Rainbow, Metro Northwest Area Command   

3501 S. Rainbow, Metro Enterprise Area Command    

3340 S. Maryland Parkway, Metro South East Command

820 E. Warm Springs Rd., Nevada DPS Highway Patrol

8730 W. Charleston Blvd.,  Dinner Clark County Juvenile Justice Parole & Probation

699 N. Stephanie, Clark Co. School Police

10305 S. Eastern, Hoover Dam Police