“We’re not here looking for people to do something wrong or anything like that,” Arnold continued. “We’re available just to have a conversation, and I think all of that relationship with the community begins with just a simple conversation. That’s really what Coffee With a Cop does.”
Officers from the Department of Public Safety sat down Tuesday with members of the public for the first ever Coffee With a Cop at McDonald’s Saipan on Middle Road for an informal chat on any issues or concerns that they may have.
hoppers were able to chat with Geraldton police and raise crime concerns over a cup of a coffee at Northgate Shopping Centre this morning.
OVER cups of coffee, police officers and members of the community talked about public safety issues at McDonald’s Middle Road on Tuesday. From 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., they formed small groups at different tables to discuss, among other things, traffic violations and serious crime.
Community service is a requirement for any reigning pageant winner, but for Anna Beeson it’s also a passion. Anna recently organized a Coffee with a Cop event in Petal, which drew close to 20 officers from Petal and Petal School District police departments as well as Forrest County Sheriff’s deputies. “When she let us know she was starting it, we were just thrilled to be here,” Fuller said. “We’re going to plan another one, get more public involvement — get more community members to just hang out with us and have a cup of coffee and sit around and talk.”
In addition to ADOT, other agencies who had representatives included the Parker, Quartzsite and Colorado River Indian Tribes’ Police Departments, the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the La Paz County and San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Offices, and the California Highway Patrol.
Armed with a cup of coffee, Cpl. K.L. Hamrick of the Kings Mountain Police Department took time to talk to everyone who stopped by the Carolina Room at the Mauney Memorial Library Wednesday morning.
“Coffee with a Cop” gives the people of Sioux Falls a chance to discuss their concerns or just have a friendly conversation. Officers who participated in the event said these informal interactions show that they are just normal people who happen to wear a badge.
oing,” Missoula County Sheriff’s Office Corporal, John Leonard said
Topeka Police were all ears with community members Friday morning.
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