Crime & Safety

Police Invite Rockville Residents To Open House, Coffee With Cop

Meet Rockville's new police Chief, Victor Brito, in a Saturday open house.

ROCKVILLE, MD — Rockville residents are invited to meet the men and women who protect the city at two upcoming meet-and-greet events.

Residents will have a chance to meet new police chief Victor Brito while enjoying demonstrations and guided tours of Rockville police department's home in the old post office building at 2 W. Montgomery Avenue.

Open House
New police Chief Victor Brito will welcomes community to an open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29. Guests can enjoy vehicle and equipment displays, a K-9 demonstration, a moon bounce, face painting, a DJ, pumpkin decorating, food, information booths, a visit by McGruff the Crime Dog and the opportunity to meet city police offers.

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Officers will offer guided the old post office building at 2 W. Montgomery Ave. Free parking will be available in the parking garage at 77 S. Washington St., adjacent to the police station, and just two blocks away at City Hall, 111 Maryland Ave.

Coffee with a Cop
Officers will also join community members for National Coffee with a Cop day from on Wednesday, Oct. 3 from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Visitors are invited to at Krispy Kreme in the Fallsgrove Village Center, 14919 Shady Grove Road, where officers will be on hand for informal one-on-one chats with community members – no formal speeches, no agendas and no distractions. Learn more about Coffee with a Cop at coffeewithacop.com.

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For a look at last year’s RCPD open house, visit www.youtube.com/cityofrockville and search “RCPD Open House Recap.” For photos and video of past Coffee with a Cop events, search “coffee.”

Learn more about the RCPD at www.rockvillemd.gov/police.

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