The popular Coffee with A Cop returned for a second run at the Middle Road branch of McDonald\u2019s Saipan, giving members of the public a brief chance to sit down with police officers and share a cup of coffee for one-on-one conversations.<\/p>\n
According to Mable Ayuyu, executive assistant to the president of McDonald\u2019s Saipan\/Guam, Coffee with a Cop allows community members to approach police officers with any issues they may have or to just converse with the local police force. <\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026they can discuss issues they may have within their neighborhood, or they can share their experiences working with cops, or thank the cops for their hard work. \u2026There is no agenda, there is no formal presentation,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
According to DPS highway patrol officer Norris Quan, he was approached by a couple of community members about the lack of enforcers. <\/p>\n
\u201cFor example, there are a lot of cars now and people but the number of officers still remain the same as before,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Quan said the event could have been better if there was more public participation. One of the improvements he strongly suggests is to consider having Coffee with A Cop on the weekends. <\/p>\n
Ayuyu said she was in favor of hosting the event on the weekend to garner more participation but the weekends tend to be the busiest for both McDonald\u2019s and DPS. \u201cWe wanted to do it when it\u2019s best for our business and for our cops\u2026maybe we can explore hosting this on a weekend because I\u2019m sure there will be more people during that time,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
Although there weren\u2019t as many community members involved as planned, this year\u2019s Coffee with A Cop was larger in terms of officers because it involved other sectors in the law enforcement and public safety division like Division of Customs and the Department of Corrections. <\/p>\n
DPS public relations officer Jackie Rae said that, because its Public Safety Awareness Week, it was decided that all sectors relating to public safety should join Coffee with A Cop. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just good to get to know your fellow officers in public safety,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
DPS police officer Patrick Arriola said the event rids the notion that police officers are unapproachable and intimidating. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s another way of sitting down normally as human beings\u2026it\u2019s an environment where we can just talk about life and talk about\u2026law enforcement and for us to hear our community,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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