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.

Coffee with a Cop Moorooka style

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.

Caernarvon Township police enjoy some coffee and conversation with residents

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.

Coffee-with-a-Cop – Knowing each other over a cup of coffee

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.

Police use ice cream to connect with community

“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.

Residents get chance to talk to Port Allen police officers through ‘Coffee With a Cop’

“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.”

Cedar Park police meet residents over coffee

“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.