Chief McKinley invites Apopka to Coffee With a Cop this Saturday

Apopka's next Coffee With a Cop event will be this Saturday at the Main Street McDonald’s in Apopka from 8:30 - 10:00 AM. Chief Michael McKinley, the Apopka Police Department and McDonald's will again be the hosts.

McDonald's and the Apopka Police Department have held two previous Coffee With a Cop events this year. One in January and the second in April. McKinley considered both events successes.

"I am extremely pleased with the community's turnout for the Coffee with a Cop events," he said. "These are great opportunities for the public to meet Apopka Police officers in a social and casual environment. I have received a lot of positive feedback from not only the public, but members of the department."

Coffee With a Cop is a nationwide initiative by police departments to get to know the public in a more neutral and less adversarial setting. In Apopka, that neutral non-adversarial setting is McDonald's. McKinley sees these events as a chance to listen to the community.

"We plan on continuing this event every couple of months and look forward to the community’s participation. We understand policing is not possible without input and involvement from the citizens. I want to take advantage of every opportunity for members of the public to build a positive relationship with members of the department. We can't do this job without them. We live in this community, too; the citizens’ concerns are our concerns.

I invite all members of the community to stop by to meet with us on Saturday to have a cup of coffee, talk about those issues affecting our community, and get to know us by first name."