Have Coffee With A Cop In Lawrenceville On Oct. 6 At Starbucks

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ — After taking a year off in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, Coffee With A Cop is back in Lawrenceville, giving residents a chance to enjoy conversation and a cup of joe with their local police officers.

National Coffee With A Cop Day is Oct. 6 this year, and officers from the Lawrence Township Police Department will be at Starbucks on Main Street, from 8 a.m. - 10 a.m.

Coffee With A Cop was originally launched in 2011 in Hawthorne, California, a result of officers from the Hawthorne Police Department looking for ways to interact more positively with the citizens it served.

The event went national in all 50 states in 2016 to promote similar interaction between law enforcement officers and the public. It first started as part of National Community Policing Week and is now held annually on the first Wednesday in October.

Since 2011, more than 10,000 Coffee With A Cop events have been held in 15 countries across the globe.

“Coffee With A Cop is community policing at its core,” former COPS Office Director Ronald L. Davis said in a statement. “The simple act of having a cup of coffee with community members can be the first step in increasing trust and cooperation between the police and the people they serve.”

Learn more about Coffee With A Cop on the organization’s website.