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The original Cops & Doughnuts in downtown Clare.

Glazed and Grilled: The merger of Cops & Doughnuts and Halo Burger

Cops & Doughnuts famously began in 2009 when nine local police officers banded together to save a long-time business from becoming another boarded-up casualty. 
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