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Retiring Beaumont motor cop serves coffee instead of tickets [Video]

Officer Burmaster will become “Barista Burmaster” at Rao’s Bakery on Calder Ave in Beaumont on Monday morning.

BEAUMONT, Texas — One of Beaumont’s longest serving motorcycle cops will be serving up coffee instead of citations next week to help raise money for Toys for Tots.

You can enjoy a cup of joe served by Beaumont Police officer Kolin Burmaster instead of a speeding ticket on Monday, December 5, 2022.

Officer Burmaster will become “Barista Burmaster” from 7 a.m. – 11 a.m. at Rao’s Bakery on Calder Ave in Beaumont according to a news release from the City of Beaumont.

The special coffee service will not only raise money for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots but will celebrate Burmaster’s retirement after nearly 39 years as a Beaumont cop.

Everyone is invited to stop by his favorite coffee break spot to help raise funds for a charity near and dear to the former Marine’s heart.

In 1983, a dozen years after he joined the U.S. Marines to …

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