The Clermont Police Department held its bi-monthly Coffee with a Cop community relations event on Wednesday, May 15th at 7 Brew Coffee, 3460 South US-27, Clermont.

Coffee with a Cop is a program designed to enhance the community-member relationship with law enforcement officers and the citizens of the communities that they serve. Businesses throughout the area often host the Coffee with a Cop program to exhibit not only the support of the community but also the support of the local first responders in the community. It also provides a neutral location for real conversations about issues that matter.

Members of the police department included officers and staff from the community relations division, criminal investigations, patrol, and administrative personnel. Clermont Police Chief Chuck Broadway often emphasizes the importance of communication between Clermont’s citizens and the officers who serve them. Broadway believes in being active in the community and encourages his officers to do the same.

This week’s Coffee with a Cop event occurred during National Police Week 2024. National Police Week occurs every May and is commemorated nationwide with live, in-person events. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund conducts ceremonies annually in Washington D.C. This year’s commemoration will include the 36^th Annual Candlelight Vigil.

 The Clermont Police Department will be participating in the ceremonies in Washington D.C. this week with a full, uniformed honor guard and other uniformed personnel. The Honor Guard Cordons takes place during the candlelight vigil as current-year survivors are led from their buses to the seating area as they walk through the cordons. National Police Week is a collaborative effort of many organizations honoring America’s law enforcement community.

 In 1962, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May 15^th as a National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15^th falls, as National Police Week. Established by a joint resolution of Congress in 1962, National Police Week pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others.

Visit www.ClermontFL.gov/262/Police-Department for further departmental information and a full listing of the department’s services.

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The Clermont Police Department will host the next Coffee with a Cop event from 8:30-10:30 am, Thurs., July 29 at Citrus Coffee Co. located at the base of the Citrus Tower, 141 N. U.S. Highway 27.

Coffee with a Cop is a nationwide program that reinforces good relationships between the community and its local law enforcement agency. The Clermont Police Department invites the community out to strengthen this cause.

The public will get to talk with our local Clermont police officers and ask questions, voice their concerns and get to know the officers in their neighborhoods.

“As always, we welcome the opportunity to sit down and have a conversation with our Clermont citizens,” Chief Charles Broadway said.

“Partnerships such as this help create an atmosphere that facilitates communication by breaking down the traditional barriers that so often exist between police officers and the citizens whom they serve. We are excited about the amount of positive feedback and the great conversations we have had with the community at these events. We look forward to these and encourage everyone to attend who can.”

Coffee with a Cop allows citizens to meet police officers in a relaxed, neutral atmosphere with no speeches, no agenda and no preset subjects. It allows them to spend time one-on-one with an officer who works in the community where they live and discuss whatever concerns are important to them. The conversation is intimate and personal, equally important to the citizen and officer.

Coffee with a Cop provides a “face” for both the officer and the citizen to get to know each other and form a working trust by understanding the mutual goals that they both have to build a better community. This will be a “distraction-free” time with an officer, no pending radio calls or cell phones going off.

Simply drop by and say hello. The Clermont Police Department looks forward to meeting you.  

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The Clermont Police Department invites the public to join them from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. March 10 at Corelli’s Pantry, 732 West Montrose St.

Coffee with a Cop is a nationwide program that reinforces good relations between the community and its local law enforcement agency. This month, the Clermont Police Department and Corelli’s Pantry are collaborating to invite the community out to strengthen this cause and enjoy a cup of coffee and a slice of pizza.

The public will get to talk with our local Clermont police officers and ask questions, voice their concerns and get to know the officers in their neighborhoods.

“As always, we welcome the opportunity to sit down and have a conversation with our Clermont citizens,” Chief Charles Broadway said. “Partnerships such as this help create an atmosphere that facilitates communication by breaking down the traditional barriers that so often exist between police officers and the citizens they serve.”

Coffee with a Cop allows citizens to meet police officers in a relaxed, neutral atmosphere with no speeches, no agenda and no preset subjects. It allows them to spend one-on-one time with an officer in their community and to discuss whatever concerns are important to them. The conversation is intimate and personal, equally important to the citizen and officer.

Coffee with a Cop provides a “face” for both the officer and the citizen to get to know each other and form a working trust by understanding the mutual goals that they both have to build a better community. This will be a “distraction-free” time with an officer, no pending radio calls or cell phones going off.

Simply drop by and say hello. The Clermont Police Department looks forward to meeting you.

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