On Thursday, South Brunswick Police Department officers headed over to the Starbucks on Route One North to share a cup and have a conversation with residents. Starbucks provided free coffee and refreshments for the event. Since 2011, more than 10,000 Coffee with a Cop events have been held across the globe.
Some giant inflatables announced officers were continuing their ‘Coffee With A Cop’ tradition, this time at the McDonald’s on Kansas Avenue. They use it as a chance to bond with members of the community in an informal setting.
In some cases, citizens want to ask questions of the officers. But the exchange of information is a two-way street, Roth said. “We can learn more about the communities we serve by interacting with the citizens who come in to visit with us,” he said.
Another reason why the police department holds these types of events is so that children are comfortable coming up to officers no matter the situation. “We have noticed that kids sometime shy away from officers,” Gonzales said. “We just want to make sure that they know that we are out here, and they can come talk to us about anything.”
Mutual respect and communication are the keys between positive relationships between police and the community. Setting the right tone and environment begins at the top and the chief is right to express a commitment to being approachable and having a willingness to listen, even to critics.
San Angelo’s Police Week activities continued Wednesday with “coffee with a cop”. At the cactus hotel for two hours Wednesday morning, lots of people stopped by to visit with members of San Angelo’s police department.
A big thank you to Indulge Cafe for hosting our most recent Coffee with a Cop this morning. Having the support from local businesses like Indulge ensures we can talk to members of the community in a friendly environment about important crime prevention strategies such as our “Lock it or Lose it” campaign.
Our Malik Mingo spoke with a Sergeant from the San Angelo Police Department about its upcoming “Coffee with a Cop” event on May 15.
The Shepparton Library hosted the small gathering yesterday morning to coincide with a number of law-themed gatherings being held throughout Law Week for 2019.
Inside the Chick-Fil-A on St. Augustine Road, residents got the opportunity to put a face with the name of Valdosta’s new chief of police.
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