Police Department

Coffee with a Cop

Sgt. Terry Preuninger, PIO

Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 2:15 p.m.

The Spokane Police Department’s North Precinct is the sponsor of our next Coffee with a Cop event. We will be coming together this Thursday the 29th, at Starbucks, N 1310 Ruby from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., all community members are invited to attend. This Coffee with a cop event is held in partnership with members of our community who are deaf and hard of hearing. **We encourage members of our community who are deaf or hard of hearing to attend this event, as Nexus will be providing four interpreters and SPD will have an officer attending who can sign as well.

About Coffee with a Cop: In February 2014, the Spokane Police Department initiated a new community engagement program called Coffee with a Cop. The Coffee with a Cop program is nationally recognized, has been implemented in hundreds of other U.S. cities, and provides a unique opportunity for community members to talk with officers and Spokane Police leadership.

Coffee with a Cop is an event where police and community members come together in an informal, neutral space to discuss community issues, build relationships and drink coffee. It is a national initiative supported by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, and has been implemented in over 175 cities and towns in 36 states across the country.

The goal of the program is to increase community trust, police legitimacy and partnership building. Coffee with a Cop removes the physical barriers and crisis situations that routinely define interactions between law enforcement officials and community members. Instead it allows for relaxed, informal one-on-one interactions in a friendly atmosphere. This informal contact increases trust in police officers as individuals which is foundation to building partnerships and engaging in community problem solving. The program aims to advance the practice of Community Policing through improving relationships between police officers and the community, one cup at a time.

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