McCook police officers are benefiting from an uptick in information provided by area residents, as well as improvements to the communication lines between law enforcement departments in other states.
“Anytime we can do something for the public and connect with them is a good thing,” Parker said “The community are our eyes and ears and they’re the ones that help us do our jobs, so anytime we can connect with them and talk to them is always a good thing.”
“This is 80 percent of our job anyhow, sitting down and talking to people and it’s nice to be able to do that in a context where they didn’t call because of an emergency,” said Jeremy Weeks Moline police sergeant. “It’s nice to be able to sit down and talk to people in a more relaxed environment where they can ask us questions and we can give them good thoughtful answers.”
Chief of Police Dominic Rizzi says the department actually has over 30 different types of community outreach. Officers try to host an event once a month and try to get as many different neighborhoods around Yakima involved as possible.
Sitting with Tate, it’s plain to see that there aren’t many barriers as he effortlessly moves from one conversation to another through the mix of adults who represent a sample of Durham’s diversity across ages and races.
Admittedly blind to the building, Garrick said the Vallejo Police Department as an agency has been equally short-sighted to the complaints, concerns and needs of this silent community. Garrick said Sunday’s two-hour “Coffee with the Cops” at the 20-year church will help prevent further concerns from the hearing impaired from falling on deaf ears.
Deniece Rudd of Greeley brought her children to Coffee With a Cop at the request of her youngest. Abby Rudd, 8, hopes to be a police officer when she grows up. Deniece said she brought a flyer about Coffee With a Cop home Thursday night, and Abby made an excited gasp: “We’re going, right?”
After getting an invite from local baristas, the Placer County Sheriffs Office stopped by Starbucks to meet with the public. Rj Lugo is a 22-year Army veteran who now works at the Auburn Ravine Starbucks. He thought it would be fun to get the sheriffs down to the store to meet with the public.
When Reading police Officer Anne Pletcher was asked to participate in the latest “Coffee with a Cop,” she agreed, even though the event was held outside of her work shift. Pletcher cares that much about the city that she calls home.
If any township residents were concerned by the large police presence at the Dunkin’ Donuts in Oak Ridge today … relax! There was no heist, no public disturbance, no uproarious fracas. It was just several dozen locals and cops having a cup of Joe and maybe a donut or two. And, yes, a whole lot of kids enjoying a day off from school.
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