RRPD holds ‘Cone With a Cop’ event
People in Rio Rancho are feeling a little better after getting the chance to get to know their local officers all while enjoying a sweet treat.
People in Rio Rancho are feeling a little better after getting the chance to get to know their local officers all while enjoying a sweet treat.
On Saturday, Moorooka Police hosted Coffee with a Cop, but we threw a twist onto it and got on board with a local business and tried Ethiopian style coffee.
Kathy and Scott Kulp worried something might be wrong when they saw half a dozen police officers swarming their favorite coffee shop. But the couple from Elverson, Chester County, had nothing to fear. Officers with the Caernarvon Township Police Department were gathered to enjoy coffee with area residents.
ON July 26, the Brackendowns SAPS in partnership with Ithlokomeleng Batho Rehabilition Centre hosted Coffee-with-a-Cop event at the Bracken City Centre. The idea was to provide a platform to bridge the gap between police officers and communities they serve.
“Everyone loves ice cream,” he said with a laugh, noting Cops and Cones is much like Coffee with a Cop and other outreach events the department hosts throughout the year. He said Thursday marked the third year they’ve held Cops and Cones.
The Topeka Police Department is melting barriers over ice cream! Officers Wednesday debuted a new take on their “Coffee with a Cop” replacing the hot drinks with a cool treat.
“These are going very well,” Brown said. “We’ve gotten a great response and a lot of people—a good mix of young and old—are showing up with some good questions.” “They give police officers a good opportunity to explain to them why things are done the way they are,” he continued. “One of the best things that come of these is that people get to see that we’re just regular people and they can approach us any time they have a question or a need.”
Metro Police and community members came together on Wednesday morning to help build a stronger bond over coffee.
Helen Martin was among those attending the event, and said she was glad to have the opportunity to meet with police, and put a face to the those who are at the forefront of protecting the community.
“With the current climate with the citizens and police departments throughout the country, it’s been kind of cloudy. So this is a good way to connect and say ‘hey, we are humans, we have families, and we have concerns and want to be transparent’,” he said. “It makes the citizens more comfortable to approach us when they need us,” he added.