Cops stopping for a coffee. Not unusual. Cops stopping for a coffee and engaging in discussions about work and safety in the community? Well, yes. At the direction of the new Cobb County Police Chief Mike Register, the Cobb Police Department has implemented a “Coffee With A Cop” program county-wide so residents can have an opportunity to sit down with police in a non-crisis situation. Each police precinct has a designated Community Engagement Officer. Nathalie Jegg, a Cobb County police officer since 2006, is the Community Engagement Officer for Precinct IV which encompasses East Cobb County.
Officer Jegg has been brewing up some chitchat at various locations in East Cobb since last fall, when the program began. Her meet-ups aim to strengthen the community-officer relationship through conversations. “Hosting a “Coffee With A Cop” is non-confrontational in which people can talk and ask questions,” she says. “It’s even vice versa, so I can actually learn about the community as well.”
“We hope people come to these events. It allows them to have a coffee and enjoy some casual conversation with their local police,” Officer Jegg says.
Here are the “Coffee With A Cop” meet-ups scheduled for April:
April 9 – 6pm
Chick-fil-A – Lassiter
3046 Shallowford Road • Marietta 30066
April 12 – 8am
Chick-fil-A- Eastlake
2105 Roswell Road • Marietta 30062
April 16 – 10am
Whole Foods
1311 Johnson Ferry Road • Marietta 30068
Officer Jegg is also available to come visit your club, homeowners association, or school. You can contact Officer Jegg at nathalie.jegg@cobbcounty.org or 770-499-3981.
This article originally appeared in the April issue of the EAST COBBER magazine, on page 9. Click here to view the digital edition.
