People in Queen City enjoy a cup of coffee with local law enforcement

“It gives us a chance to sit down and hear from the people one on one and what problem may be in their community and they can express it to the chiefs that run their community. That’s why I have my chiefs here that can answer their questions,” Police Commissioner Byron Lockwood said.

Blue Santa takes part in Coffee with a Cop event

Residents had a chance to speak with police officers about what’s going on in their community and meet Papa Claus himself. Blue Santa was at the restaurant taking pictures with all the boy and girls and also collecting toys for kids in need.

UNRPD Hosts Coffee with a Cop to Connect with Students, Gain Insight on Campus Issues

“This is, I think, our fourth [Coffee With a Cop] this semester,” Chief of Police Todd Renwick said. “For us, it’s obviously a way for us to engage with students and offer a cup of coffee and a donut and hopefully have somebody come up and ask you a question they wouldn’t ask you any other day. So it’s trying to break down those barriers.”

Warrnambool’s first coffee with a cop event draws a crowd

“We have been running this program very successfully at the Mount Gambier Marketplace since March of this year. We plan to host the event at the Warrnambool centre bi-monthly on the first Tuesday of the month. “The Warrnambool Shopping Centre is pleased to be able to participate in events that foster community engagement.”

Coffee with a Cop a success

The event was launched to bring citizens in contact with local police on a social level to discuss concerns and ways of working together to make South Africa safer.

Community comes out in force to honor police

“This will not be a one-and-done event,” Knight said. “We plan on sustaining the effort and building on it. Our ultimate goal is to continue the dialogue with our citizens and continue to learn their expectations for us and help them understand our jobs better. I believe it will only strengthen our relationship with the community.”

‘Coffee with a Cop’ event draws a crowd

Gary Manning, a Camas police officer who was in charge of taking customers’ orders alongside barista Brianne Scholz, agreed the cafe job was tougher than it seemed. As of 9:30 a.m. Friday morning, however, Manning hadn’t had any major slip-ups behind the register. He even asked for proper spellings on names to write on the sides of the cups

A great time had at Coffee with a Cop on Straddie

Yesterday Bayside District Crime Prevention Coordinators (DCPC) in partnership with Dunwich Police hosted a Coffee with a Cop (CWAC) on Straddie. With the theme being youth engagement, a lot of information was on hand with Bayside Volunteers in Policing (ViPs) providing and engaging as were Police Liaison Officers (PLOs).

A great evening had at Coffee with a Cop, Calypso Bay

Last week, Coffee with a Cop was held at Calypso Bay with residents of Jacobs Well and Steiglitz at Harrigans Drift Inn. Gold Coast Water Police Officers, Senior Constable Sasha Thomson and Senior Constable David Wood attended the event and spoke about their role, answering residents queries about incidents and matters pertaining to their surrounding waterways, their private jetties and tidal legislation.