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Bratt’s Donut Boy Visits Hawaii, His 50th State To Serve Up Sweet Thanks To Law Enforcement

Tyler Carach of Bratt, better known as The Donut Boy, reached a major milestone Monday as he delivered doughnuts to law enforcement officer in Hawaii — the 50th state in which he has thanked law enforcement with the sweet treats.

The Donut Boy first gained notoriety after being featured on NorthEscambia.com in 2016 as a superhero that’s on a mission to thank law enforcement officers personally with doughnuts.

Tyler and his mother Sheena, who is a former police officer, created the “I DONUT need a reason to THANK a cop” program  after an encounter with Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies at Gilley’s Store in Bratt during the summer of 2016. He asked if he could use some of his own money to buy doughnuts for the officers. He purchased four packs of chocolate doughnuts to share with the deputies.

He learned that there are  just over 400 sworn officers in the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, and he composed a letter to the Krispy Kreme on 9th Avenue asking for a discounted bulk price. The store manager instead donated 420 doughnuts to the project. Tyler, dressed in a superhero doughnut cape, delivered the doughnuts to Sheriff David Morgan and his department.

“It was really cool and fun I love getting to meet one of the dogs and one of the horses and I also found a lizard outside the Sheriff’s Office,” Tyler said at the time. “The sheriff gave me a really cool coin and said it was very special. It was called a challenge coin. I got to go on the command center and also sit in the SWAT mobile — that’s like the Batmobile but way cooler.”

And his superhero mission to thank every cop in America just kept on going and growing as he delivered doughnuts to law enforcement agencies large and small across the nation.

On Monday, his visit to the Honolulu Police Department marked his 50th state. He also has doughnut deliveries scheduled this week to Hawaii Police, Maui Police and Kauai Police as he visits four of the Hawaii Islands.

Pictured top and below: Tyler Carach of Bratt, know as The Donut Boy, delivered doughnuts in Honolulu, Hawaii, his 50th state, on Monday. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.