My Favorite Coffee Story

Find out how Coffee with a Cop is building relationships one cup at a time! The Coffee with a Cop program was launched in Hawthorne, CA in 2011 during a brainstorming session when members of the Hawthorne Police Department were looking for ways to interact more successfully with the citizens they served each day. The Hawthorne Police Department hit upon a simple plan to break through the barriers that have been built over the years –a cup of coffee. The key to Coffee with a Cop's growing success is that it opens the door for interactions outside of the crisis situations that typically bring law enforcement officers and community members together. In less than five years, Coffee with a Cop events have been hosted in all 50 states and is one of the most successful community oriented policing programs across the country.