Bedford Police To Host 'Coffee With A Cop'

BEDFORD, MA – The Bedford Police Department will hold a "Coffee With a Cop" event on the Middlesex Community College campus on Wednesday, Oct. 4 from 7:30-9:30 a.m. The event gives students an opportunity to build relationships with those who protect and serve.

The Bedford Police Department has one officer, Craig Naylor, assigned full-time to the MCC campus. The department works closely with MCC and its students to foster the concepts behind community policing, building public trust and legitimacy in policing.

"The Bedford Police Department is a friendly, protective, and dedicated group of people who come to work every day to ensure a high quality of life in our community, and our community includes the students, faculty, and staff at MCC," Chief Robert Bongiorno said in a release. "I encourage everyone who has questions about policing or who wants to put faces and names together to stop by, especially if we have not had the chance to meet you in person."

The first "Coffee With a Cop" event was held in Hawthorne, CA in 2011. Since then, more than 2,000 communities in 49 states have hosted "Coffee With a Cop" gatherings.

The Oct. 4 event will be held at the campus center, 591 Springs Road. Coffee and other refreshments will be served free of charge.

Photo: Officer Craig Naylor (left in uniform) and Chief Robert Bongiorno greet students at last year's event. Image via Bedford PD