Coffee with a Cop Day in Arlington
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Coffee with a Cop Day in Arlington

Captain David Groux chats with Alex Heimann, who has just come from Gold's Gym, and Emma Blanton. This is part of the local initiative on Oct. 4 to host an event in each police district to celebrate National Coffee with a Cop Day. Groux, who is joined by Corporal Beth Lennon, says people stop by on their way to work or after dropping off their children to have a casual conversation and a free cup of coffee on the porch compliments of Starbucks.

Captain David Groux chats with Alex Heimann, who has just come from Gold's Gym, and Emma Blanton. This is part of the local initiative on Oct. 4 to host an event in each police district to celebrate National Coffee with a Cop Day. Groux, who is joined by Corporal Beth Lennon, says people stop by on their way to work or after dropping off their children to have a casual conversation and a free cup of coffee on the porch compliments of Starbucks. Photo by Shirley Ruhe.

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

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Photo by Shirley Ruhe

Captain David Groux is stationed on the sidewalk outside the Starbucks at Lee Heights on Lee Highway to engage the public at National Coffee with a Cop Day. He tells John Strabo that it's better to know your police officer on the front end before something happens so you feel more comfortable if you need police assistance. Groux says he lives in the First District where he is the Arlington County Police Department (ACPD) Commander so people see him biking and running in the community and get to know him.

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Photo by Shirley Ruhe

Arlington County police have informal conversations over a cup of coffee on the back porch at Starbucks on Wednesday, Oct. 4. Arlington County Police Department (ACPD) Chief Jay Farr, in civilian attire, mingles with his police officers who are answering questions and sharing concerns of the Arlington community. Farr answers a question by indicating that half of the larcenies in Arlington would be prevented if people would lock their cars. He says events like this are symbolic because "we are coming to the community." Similar events were scheduled later in the day at the Second District Starbucks in Pentagon City and the Third District at Best Buns in Shirlington.