Coffee with a Cop Returns to Downtown Yakima This Sunday

Remember coffee with a cop? It's back on Sunday at the Downtown Yakima Farmer's Market. Yakima Police say they'll have a booth at the market this Sunday and urge you to stop by and say hello.

YOUR CHANCE TO TALK TO THE CHIEF COMES SUNDAY 

You are welcome to have some coffee with a cop and talk with the Chief. Officers will have vehicles on display for the kids to check out. The market in the Rotary Marketplace downtown opens at 9:00 am Sunday. Coffee with a Cop has been happening in Yakima since at least 2018 when weekly meetings were held.

NATIONAL COFFEE WITH A COP DAY

The actual Coffee with a Cop Day 2024 which will be celebrated this year on October 2nd. Since it started in 2011 in California Coffee with a Cop meetings or events have helped to build trust and create a sense of community in cities and counties all around the country. It's simply a way police and residents can connect over a cup of coffee.

THOUSANDS OF DEPARTMENTS ARE NOW HOLDING GATHERINGS

It's growing every year, well beyond from where it began in a McDonald's in Hawthorne, California. It's now held in all 50 states as well as events in 33 nations and 9 languages. Since the first national Coffee with a Cop day in 2016 the idea has grown every year making it a huge event across the nation.

HOW CAN YOU SHOW YOUR APPRECIATION

More than 900,000 police officers are on the job in America Today.
So how can you show your appreciation;
Pay For A Meal.
Say Thank You. This is actually a very underrated option. ...
Make A Donation. ...
Write a letter to the Chief. The Yakima Police Department is located at 200 S 3rd St #2, Yakima, WA 98901