Sam Morris
Metro officer Rebecca Mauga talks with Dallas Smith, left, and Shane Forster during a “Coffee with Cops” event at Einstein Bagels Tuesday, April 8, 2014.
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 | 10:41 a.m.
Five police departments in the Las Vegas area are joining nearly 200 other agencies across the country in inviting people to “Coffee with a Cop.”
Thursday’s event is hosted by the Metro, North Las Vegas, Henderson, Boulder City, and Mesquite police departments. It will take place at 13 locations that will offer free coffee to participants.
The outreach program, which began in Hawthorne, Calif., in 2011, is an effort to bring police officers and residents together to informally discuss issues in their communities. The U.S. Justice Department has helped it expand to more than 175 locations across the country.
“It’s just a way for people to come and get to know the police officers that work in their neighborhoods in a less stressful situation than they might normally see an officer in,” said Kathleen Richards, a spokeswoman for the Henderson Police Department.
Thursday’s event will take place from 7 to 10 a.m. at the following locations:
• Metro Bolden Area Command — Pearson Community Center, 1625 W. Carey, North Las Vegas
• Metro Downtown Area Command — Starbucks, 591 N. Eastern Ave., Las Vegas
• Metro Enterprise Area Command — Farmer Boys Breakfast, Burgers & More, 5847 S. Decatur Blvd.
• Metro Laughlin Area Command — Kappastrami, 1955 S. Casino Drive, Laughlin
• Metro Northeast Area Command — Farmer Boys Breakfast, Burgers & More, 4450 N. Lamb Blvd.
• Metro Overton Resident Area — McDonald’s, 310 S. Moapa Valley Blvd., Overton
• Metro Northwest Area Command — Farmer Boys Breakfast, Burgers & More, 7791 W. Tropical Parkway
• Metro Southeast Area Command — Dunkin’ Donuts, 3350 E. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas
• Metro South Central Area Command — Farmer Boys Breakfast, Burgers & More, 5595 S. Eastern Ave.
• Henderson Police Department — The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, 2220 Village Walk Drive, No. 140, Henderson
• Boulder City Police Department — Chilly Jilly’s, 1680 Nevada Hwy, Boulder City
• North Las Vegas Police Department — Farmer Boys Breakfast, Burgers & More, 2341 N. Las Vegas Blvd.
• Mesquite Police Department — Jack In the Box, 320 Sandhill Ave., Mesquite
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