Come Have Coffee With A Brick Cop

BRICK, NJ — If you've wanted to talk with Brick Township police about concerns you have in the community, or just wanted to get to know some of the officers better, your opportunity is coming up.

The Brick Township Police Department will be holding its second "Coffee with a Cop" on Saturday, April 29, at the Brick Diner, 906 Route 70 in Brick.

It will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., the police department said.

This is the second time the Coffee with a Cop program is being held. The first, in October 2016, was warmly received and well attended.

Coffee with a Cop is part of ongoing efforts to build positive connections between the community and the police department in an effort to combat crime, Police Chief James Riccio has said.

Those efforts also include the resumption last year of bicycle patrols, which focused on the Herbertsville area of town, and the Neighborhood Watch program, which is growing as well.

The coffee is complimentary at the Coffee with a Cop event.

Photo from October's Coffee with a Cop event, via the Brick Township Police Department