A metro Atlanta police department is asking for the public’s support after its officers suffered the most unspeakable of tragedies: the loss of dozens of Krispy Kreme doughnuts that spilled onto one of the city’s most iconic thoroughfares.

On Tuesday morning, a Krispy Kreme delivery truck lost most of its cargo along Peachtree Road near Town Boulevard in Brookhaven.

A Krispy Kreme delivery truck spilled dozens of doughnuts onto Peachtree Road.
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Police rushed to the scene, but found only “total carnage,” the department said on its Facebook page, “doughnuts scattered along the curb and into gutter. The gutter!”

A Krispy Kreme delivery truck spilled dozens of doughnuts onto Peachtree Road.
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Police were saddened to report the doughnuts’ total loss.

A Krispy Kreme delivery truck spilled dozens of doughnuts onto Peachtree Road.
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“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,” police said on social media.

Officers were unable to save the doughnuts.
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“We ask that you keep our department in your thoughts and prayers as we mourn this terrible moment.”

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