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After Year-Plus Hiatus, ‘Coffee with a Cop’ Returns To Downtown New Canaan

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The New Canaan Police Department on Tuesday morning held its first open public meet-and-greet downtown since the COVID-19 pandemic set in early last year. Created in 2016, ‘Coffee with A Cop’ is designed to give residents a chance to sit down and form positive relationships with local police officers. “It’s great that we’re able to do it again and feel safe to interact with everyone,” Police Chief Leon Krolikowski told NewCanaanite.com outside of Zumbach’s Gourmet Coffee on Pine Street, a regular host of the event. 

“I think obviously we like to get out into the community and interact with everybody, so it’s really important to have these kinds of things,” Krolikowski said. Prior to this week’s gathering, “Coffee with a Cop” last was held in February 2020 at Zumbach’s. Last week, the state relaxed many mask-wearing requirements, including that both vaccinated and unvaccinated people don’t need to wear them outdoors.