NEWBERRY — Local law enforcement and community members joined the Newberry County Sheriff’s Department for Coffee With a Cop last Friday morning.

Coffee With a Cop gives community members a chance to get questions or concerns answered while sitting down, enjoying a cup of coffee, grabbing a donut and having conversation.

“These kinds of events are great to have because it’s an informal event and there is no set agenda,” Sheriff Lee Foster said.

Foster said there was a decent turnout for Coffee With a Cop considering the threat of Hurricane Matthew looming over South Carolina.

Foster wants the community to know that events like Coffee With a Cop show that police officers are here to serve the community and that they are more than just people who wear a uniform.

In the future, Foster hopes to hold more events like Coffee With a Cop to bring the community together.

Rep. Walt McLeod was in attendance at Coffee With a Cop. McLeod greeted guests as they drank coffee and ate donuts.
https://www.newberryobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/web1_Cop1.jpgRep. Walt McLeod was in attendance at Coffee With a Cop. McLeod greeted guests as they drank coffee and ate donuts. Kelly Duncan | The Newberry Observer

Traci Grissett, Nicole Glenn and Melissa Oree helped themselves to coffee and donuts provided by the Sheriff’s Department.
https://www.newberryobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/web1_Cop2.jpgTraci Grissett, Nicole Glenn and Melissa Oree helped themselves to coffee and donuts provided by the Sheriff’s Department. Kelly Duncan | The Newberry Observer

Garrett Bodie, left, and Lisa Lever, right, braved the rain to come have coffee with a cop.
https://www.newberryobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/web1_Cop3.jpgGarrett Bodie, left, and Lisa Lever, right, braved the rain to come have coffee with a cop. Kelly Duncan | The Newberry Observer

By Kelly Duncan

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