New Iberia Police hosts ‘Coffee with a Cop’

“We think that a face to face setting kind of paints everybody in a good picture, makes the officers a little more approachable. You see them at McDonald’s, you might be a little more prone to talk to them on the street. Things like that. Just trying to, all around, give a better image as best as we can.”

‘Coffee with a Cop’ event making some changes

Hundreds of people come to share a conversation with an officer, but the overwhelming amount of people can put a damper on the time attendees have to make those connections. “Instead of having large events where we’re getting 200 to 300 students, faculty, and staff, we decided to do several small ones,” Officer Knoles said. “This way we get a little bit more one-on-one time with our students, faculty, and staff.

Students meet with police for ‘Coffee with a Cop’ in Clarksville

Brooklyn Freeman, a student at the college, helped organize the event. “I usually do a paper, but I decided I wanted to do something worth a lot more for the community. My hope was really that officers could just get to know students and citizen,” Freeman said.

Coffee with a Cop, Logan Hyperdome

Officers Grant Sampson, Shane Hein and Derek Reilly interacted with a number of community members, including children who were thrilled to sit in the All Terrain Vehicle and speak with police about “all things crime fighting”.