BROOKHAVEN, Ga. — There's no use crying over spilled milk, but there's a time and a place to mourn over the "senseless loss" of fresh Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
Police officers quickly responded to a sad scene on Peachtree Road in Brookhaven, Georgia, where a delivery truck had toppled over, leaving dozens of "delicious pastries" spilled onto the road.
There's no sugar coating it -- despite their speediest efforts the officers admitted they just weren't fast enough.
"The response time was stellar, but we couldn’t beat the 5 second rule," the police department wrote on Facebook.
Just moments ago, your #BrookhavenPolice officers answered the call each of us fears most 😳. Dozens of donuts fell from...
Posted by Brookhaven, GA Police Department on Tuesday, November 26, 2019
The officers shared a series of photos from the heartbreaking breakfast that never was, including information from dispatch of the initial "emergency" call.
"We found total carnage; donuts scattered along the curb and into gutter - THE GUTTER," BPD wrote with an array of truck, siren and doughnut emojis.
The final resting spot of the once glorious glazed donuts.
Posted by Brookhaven, GA Police Department on Tuesday, November 26, 2019
"We are deeply saddened to report that the donuts were a total loss. As you can imagine, this is a very difficult time, and the senseless loss of these delicious pastries has deeply affected all of our officers," they wrote.
The post was complete with a few hilarious hashtags including, #TheyLookedDelicious, #WeKnowItsAstereotype and #NoShame.
According to BPD, there were no physical injuries reported from the incident, just a tragic traffic hazard.
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