Coffee with a Cop brings police officers and the community members they serve together–over coffee–to discuss issues and learn more about each other.

National CWAC Day

National Coffee with a Cop day is a day dedicated to encourage communication and positive interactions between law enforcement agencies and the public.

The day began as part of National Community Policing Week in 2016 and now continues each year on the first Wednesday in October furthering efforts nationwide to bridge the gap between the community and the law.

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September 23, 2020

Hello everyone,

I think we can all agree that the last six months have been some of the most challenging times we have faced in our careers. I can only imagine some of the violence and protests your agencies have had (and continue) to respond to. I hope you are all doing as well as can be during these difficult times.

Despite all of the chaos and violence, it is inspiring and humbling to see officers and staff doing their best serving our respective communities. We have also noticed (unlike in the past), how many people have gone out of their way to thank the officers. This gives us the energy and boost to “keep on keepin’ on”. I believe this is the result of all of our community policing efforts we have invested in.

With everything that is going on, we have decided to cancel/postpone the 5th Annual National Coffee with a Cop day scheduled for Wednesday, October 7th, 2020

However, all parts of the country (and world for that matter) are in different stages of re-opening. It is up to each agency to decide whether to hold an event, hold one virtually, or postpone. We just won’t be promoting the National day as a whole.

I hope we can get out there as soon as possible and hold CwC events in person again. As you may have experienced at your agencies, these events are sometimes more important for our officers than the community. It is important that our line-level patrol officers have an opportunity to meet regular folks and have a normal conversation. CwC is the event that allows us to do that.

We believe CwC events will be the event that kickstarts our community policing events once the pandemic is over. I am looking forward to that day.

Thank you again for stepping up during these uncertain times. Please reach out if you have any questions or comments. mike@coffeewithacop.org

Be safe,
Michael Ishii
Chief of Police, Administrator for the CwC non-profit organization
Hawthorne, California
www.coffeewithacop.com