Nearly 75 community members spent the evening with Gwinnett County Police Department officers Tuesday as part of a community-building event put on by the department. The event, Pizza with the Police, was hosted with the goal of sharing a meal with local residents to address concerns in a relaxed atmosphere and “for us (the police) to educate the community on simple things they can do to help prevent crime in their community,” said Officer Ashley Wilson.
The city police organised an interactive program, ‘Coffee with a Cop’, at a madrasa in Azadnagar of Amberpet on Tuesday. The programme was aimed at reaching out to women, Muslim women in particular, about the various initiatives of the Hyderabad City police.
Some early-morning customers at Burger King may have had to do a double-take Thursday morning. Instead of employees many customers greet on a daily basis, some were replaced by Fort Morgan police officers.
“I think it’s great for the community to meet the people from the community in a positive setting and just ask them about what’s going on in Tulsa and what they think and they ask us questions,” Tulsa Police Officer John West said.
“We were honored to host members of the Ada Police Department at Vision Bank this morning, and we very much appreciate what they do to keep our community safe,” said Vision Bank President Steve Bagwell.
Coffee with a Cop is a national initiative, but Rochester’s Police Chief Jim Franklin kicked it off in Rochester on Wednesday. At St. James Coffee, he, city attorney Jason Loos, and other officers enjoyed coffee and conversation with community members.
Police officers respond to emergencies, but today folks got a chance to speak to them in a more relaxed setting. Coffee with a cop is happening every quarter, with a new location each time.
More than a handful of GPD officers joined residents at Wendy’s in Upper Tumon for the latest Coffee with a Cop program. The community outreach event allows our local officers to interact with residents from the around the island in a rather intimate setting.
Running from 8am until midday, the event saw about 140 people drop in to talk with police, many of them taking the opportunity to have a Coffee with a Cop at local coffee shop Simple Bliss as they chatted.
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