鈥楥offee with a Cop鈥� returned in September and finished with its third event of the month on Thursday.
The 麻豆精选 RCMP were at Model Bean in Rutland to answer the public鈥檚 questions for about an hour and a half from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
鈥淚t鈥檚 been good, we鈥檝e had a lot of people come out and ask a bunch of questions about the neighbourhood, and things that are changing,鈥� said Const. Mike Della-Paolera. 鈥淲e鈥檝e been able to answer most of them and we鈥檙e going to be doing some follow-up with some of the questions.鈥�
Some of the concerns Rutland residents asked about were increased crime in town and recent changes in government offices that have moved into 麻豆精选 and brought new people to town.
In total, seven officers were at the coffee shop taking questions from residents, who were surprised that the RCMP were paying for their morning coffee.
On top of Rutland residents, the RCMP talked to a couple who are currently travelling for a living. This couple sold their home in Texas, drove all the way to Alaska, and are now heading south again. They just happened to be in the coffee shop Thursday morning and were interested as to why the police were there.
In the past, 鈥楥offee with a Cop鈥� was held from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. but after making it any hour earlier in September, they found the events were busier and more people engaged in conversation.
鈥淲e learned that people enjoy an early morning coffee and that鈥檚 when they鈥檙e more available to have a conversation, before their job or their day starts,鈥� said Della-Paolera.
Thursday鈥檚 event was the last one for September but the RCMP plans to bring the community-engaging event back in November. While they haven鈥檛 locked down the dates and local coffee shops yet, they are planning to also hold events in West 麻豆精选 and Lake Country.
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