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Oscar winner J.K. Simmons picks up LA cops’ tab

60-year-old actor was ordering lunch Tuesday at a Mexican restaurant when he saw two LAPD officers in line and offered to pay for their meal

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J.K. Simmons arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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By Police1 Staff

LOS ANGELES — Actor J.K. Simmons, who just won an Oscar for his performance in “Whiplash” on Sunday, bought lunch for a pair of officers in Los Angeles.

According to the New York Post, the 60-year-old actor was ordering lunch Tuesday at a Mexican restaurant when he saw two LAPD officers in line and offered to pay for their meal.

The actor reportedly picked up the tab again for a third officer who entered the establishment.