Green Mountain Falls law enforcement host Coffee with a Cop

By Angela Case, Fox 21
Original article HERE

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and Green Mountain Falls Marshal’s Office invited residents out to The Pantry Saturday for an opportunity to have Coffee with a Cop.

Deputies answered questions and offered tips. They said opening the lines of communication like this really can work.

One deputy said last year, a man upset about getting traffic tickets spoke about law enforcement as enemies, but after he had coffee with a cop, he changed his mind.

“When he left that day, I remember shaking his hand, and he was so grateful that he actually had a conversation one-on-one in an informal setting with a police officer, with a deputy sheriff,” deputy Carlos Gutierrez said. “I think we definitely made an impression on him, so we yes, definitely, have been able to change mentalities.”