Due to the manhunt for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, there is an area-wide lockdown on Friday. People are strongly advised to stay indoors, public transportation has ceased, and businesses have ultimately shut down. Almost all, at least.

A Newton Dunkin’ Donuts store manager Jessica Cadorette announced that the trademark-New England chain did not have to succumb to the lockdown and shut down for business today, amidst the ongoing search for the second suspect.

“There was an automated message going around telling businesses to close, but because we’re Dunkin’ Donuts, we called the police department and they said we didn’t have to [close],” Cadorette said in a statement to BuzzFeed.

This announcement came after a string of tweets from Bostonians debating over whether or not a Boston-wide lockdown meant Dunkin’ Donuts, too. Some might have considered such a question absurd, even insensitive. But as it turns out, no — even in a lockdown, Boston runs on Dunkin’.

In a second statement to BuzzFeed, Dunkin’ Donuts representatives said: “At the direction of the authorities, select Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in the Boston area are open to take care of the needs of law enforcement and first responders.”

This might be a peak of the cops-and-donuts stereotype. It’s important that the cops at the scene in Watertown are taken care of with caffeine, and we should take this as a demonstration of strength and support from Boston’s beloved coffee spot in this time of chaos.

Citizens, on the other hand, have been told to not leave their homes in Boston, Brookline, Newton, Belmont, and Watertown. Those in Watertown have been banned from driving their vehicles. So, keep in mind that Dunkin’ may be running, but it should just be for the authorities out on the scene.