THE PRESCOTT VALLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT WANTS TO INVITE RESIDENTS TO CIAO BELLA FOR COFFEE WITH A COP TOMORROW MORNING FROM 9 TO 11 A.M. CIAO BELLA IS AT 7025 FLORENTINE ROAD IN THE FRY’S MARKETPLACE SHOPPING CENTER.

COFFEE WITH A COP PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ASK QUESTIONS AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT’S WORK IN PRESCOTT VALLEY’S NEIGHBORHOODS. 

MOST CONTACTS THE PUBLIC HAS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OCCUR DURING EMERGENCIES OR EMOTIONAL SITUATIONS. THAT IS NOT ALWAYS THE MOST EFFECTIVE TIME FOR RELATIONSHIP BUILDING WITH THE COMMUNITY, AND SOME MAY FEEL THAT OFFICERS ARE UNAPPROACHABLE ON THE STREET. COFFEE WITH A COP BREAKS DOWN BARRIERS AND ALLOWS FOR RELAXED, ONE-ON-ONE INTERACTION.

THE PROGRAM AIMS TO ADVANCE THE PRACTICE OF COMMUNITY POLICING THROUGH IMPROVING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN POLICE OFFICERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ONE CUP OF COFFEE AT A TIME.