Manhattan Beach soaks cops for charity

Last fall, Manhattan Beach Police Officer Jeff Goodrich climbed atop a dunk tank at the city's annual Hometown Fair and risked a damp fate all in hopes of raising money for a fellow officer battling cancer.

But a year later, at this weekend's fair, Goodrich is now the cause behind the charitable "Dunk a Cop" booth.

Medical bills for Goodrich's radiation and chemotherapy treatments following January surgery to remove a stage-4 brain tumor are mounting, and the officer's colleagues are stepping up to help raise money.

The fair runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, along Valley Drive between 15th street and Blanche Drive. The dunking booth is in Live Oak Park, 1901 N. Valley Drive, near the tennis courts.

Five bucks buys three throws at the booth, and if you successfully douse your target, you get a free commemorative T-shirt. And instead of feigning an old shoulder injury from your college days, you can disguise bad aim by just buying a shirt for $15.

Go find a copy of that speeding ticket you got for zipping down Sepulveda Boulevard a few years back, because here's a look at the booth's dunking schedule: