The Hawaiʻi County Police Department is hosting two virtual Coffee With a Cop events on Oct. 6, 2021 as part of the sixth annual National Coffee With a Cop Day.  These events allow the public to casually converse with officers about a number of topics that can range from answering questions to discussing neighborhood or community issues.

Hāmākua Community Policing Officers from the Honoka‘a and Laupāhoehoe police stations will hold their inaugural Coffee With a Cop event, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. via Zoom. Interested attendees can join the Hāmākua meeting using the link: https://bit.ly/3EJgZPI.

West Hawai‘i residents can talk story with Kona Community Policing Officers via Zoom from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Interested attendees can join the Kona Coffee With a Cop event using the link:https://bit.ly/3m9YF9U.

National Coffee With a Cop Day began as part of National Community Policing Week in 2016 and now continues each year on the first Wednesday in October furthering efforts nationwide to bridge the gap between the community and law enforcement.

Questions about the Hāmākua Coffee With a Cop event,  can be directed to Laupahoehoe Community Policing Officer Joseph Rocha at (808) 775-7533 or via email at Joseph.Rocha@hawaiicounty.gov. Questions about the Kona Coffee With a Cop event can be directed to Kona Community Policing Sergeant Michael Hardie at (808) 326-4646 ext. 259 or via email at Michael.Hardie@hawaiicounty.gov.

Photo credit: Hawaiʻi County Police Department