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Justin Miyahira (facial hair, back), a Search and Rescue volunteer, Lindsay Kautiainen (blue shirt, center), a Special Olympian, and Taran Semerdijian (plaid shirt, front), a server at Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar, at the Special Olympics Southern California's "Tip-a-Cop" at Lazy Dog in Valencia, Calif., Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

Photos: ‘Tip-a-Cop’ at Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar

March 5, 2026 2:15 pm

The Special Olympics Southern California Region 2 – Santa Clarita Valley hosted a “Tip-a-Cop” event with Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies at Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar in Valencia on Tuesday evening. The organization raised $3,536 and will go directly back to the Special Olympics SCV chapter, said Tami

Justin Miyahira (facial hair, back), a Search and Rescue volunteer, Lindsay Kautiainen (blue shirt, center), a Special Olympian, and Taran Semerdijian (plaid shirt, front), a server at Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar, at the Special Olympics Southern California's "Tip-a-Cop" at Lazy Dog in Valencia, Calif., Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

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Justin Miyahira (facial hair, back), a Search and Rescue volunteer, Lindsay Kautiainen (blue shirt, center), a Special Olympian, and Taran Semerdijian (plaid shirt, front), a server at Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar, at the Special Olympics Southern California's "Tip-a-Cop" at Lazy Dog in Valencia, Calif., Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

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