PD celebrates annual ‘Coffee with a Cop’ event
“By building that strong relationship, we hope it will build a stronger community, which in turn, we hope will help reduce crime down the road, as far as people being vocal,” says Corporal Glover.
“By building that strong relationship, we hope it will build a stronger community, which in turn, we hope will help reduce crime down the road, as far as people being vocal,” says Corporal Glover.
Officer Alex Johnson spent Wednesday morning popping in and out of the drive-thru window at Human Bean chatting up customers and taking coffee orders. It wasn’t a career change for Johnson, who has been with the Albany Police Department for 13 years, but an effort to connect with the community he serves.
Dave Gandy, of Scottsbluff, said he stopped by the event because he has a former law enforcement background and worked as a 911 dispatcher. He recently moved to the community from Oregon and he said he was interested in volunteer opportunities. Many people’s interactions with law enforcement aren’t necessarily positive, he said, so events like Coffee with a Cop makes them more approachable.
Customers at the Starbucks coffee shop in Riverside did a double-take Wednesday morning when they stopped by for their morning fix of caffeine. Greenwich Police Officer Dan Paladino was the barista, serving up lattes and iced coffees and wearing his blue uniform underneath the trademark green apron.
Until recently, Gratiot County Sheriff Mike Morris had never been much of a coffee drinker. However, that all changed last month. His new found love of caffeine led to Morris taking part in his first National Coffee with a Cop Day on Wednesday from 9 to 11 a.m. at the McDonald’s Restaurant in Ithaca.
“I think anytime that we can make that connection with the people in the community, it improves that relationship that we are constantly trying to strive for,” Deputy Chief Terry Clanton said.
Brussels police officers spent an afternoon with residents of the Matongé neighbourhood on Wednesday, as part of an event aiming to foster better communication between locals and police.
On Wednesday September 11, members of the Inner West Patrol Group attended Mitchelton Special School for their Coffee with a Cop event. Officers were joined by teaching staff, students and parents of the school to spend the morning mingling with a coffee and getting to know each other.
It’s been said that police officers love donuts, and Madison officers combined that love with some neighborly interaction Tuesday morning. Dunkin’ Donuts played host to “Coffee With a Cop” Tuesday morning.
For two hours Thursday morning, patrons and uniformed police officers at Cafe Busy Bean chatted cheerfully about local traffic hot spots, baseball, the school system and a range of other topics.