Utica police meet with Upstate Cerebral Palsy students at Union Station

By KWTV
Original article HERE

The Utica Police Community Outreach Team took time to meet with students from Upstate Cerebral Palsy.

Snacks at the Tracks is a social enterprise venture through UCP where you can have coffee with a cop.

Students are able to engage with police officers and learn about the police department.  Officers were able to chat with students in a casual atmosphere, but the big hit was Verick the police dog.

“To meet a cop in a friendly environment like our cafe here in the historic Union Station, I think is such a great icebreaker for them,” said Carleen Stewart, vice president of strategic development at UCP. “You never know in the future when they might need the assistance of a police officer, and meeting them on friendly terms like this, I think just breaks down barriers for their future.”

This was the first time Coffee with a Cop was held at Union Station. There were about 30-40 people who took the time to meet with police.