The coffee was strong and so was the law enforcement presence at the Giant Starbucks in Lower Saucon Township Saturday morning, and for a couple of good reasons.
The Lower Saucon Township Police Department held a “Coffee With Cops” event at the coffee kiosk in the store’s northeast front corner, which provided residents an opportunity to talk to officers in an informal setting.
In conjunction with the DEA’s annual National Drug Takeback Day, officers also accepted unwanted prescription drugs from residents for destruction.
Lower Saucon Police Chief Tom Barndt and several other officers–including Ofc. James Connell, Ofc. Charles Werkheiser and Ofc. Kyle Haggerty–were at the store from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. to interact with shoppers, answer questions and collect pills and other medications.
Photos by Chris Christian
From left, Lower Saucon Township Police Chief Tom Barndt, Ofc. Kyle Haggerty and Ofc. Charles Werkheiser mingle with residents at their Coffee With a Cop event at Giant Saturday.
Ofc. James Connell (in foreground) talks to a resident at Coffee With a Cop at the Lower Saucon Township Giant Saturday.
Lower Saucon Township Police Chief Tom Barndt greets a customer at the Giant Food Store, 1880 Leithsville Road, Saturday morning.
Ofc. James Connell of the Lower Saucon Township Police Department talks with a shopper at the Giant supermarket in the Creekside Marketplace shopping center Saturday.
Ofc. Kyle Haggerty of the Lower Saucon Township Police Department talks to a resident who brought unwanted medications to the department’s National Drug Takeback Day event at the Giant supermarket Saturday.
Bins were available for the disposal of medication as part of the DEA’s National Drug Takeback Day Saturday.
Ofc. James Connell of the Lower Saucon Township Police Department takes pride in helping dispose of prescriptions at the department’s National Drug Takeback Day event at Giant Saturday.
There was time for more than a few laughs with residents and shoppers during the Coffee With a Cop event held by the Lower Saucon Township Police Department at Giant Saturday.
Ofc. Charles Werkheiser of the Lower Saucon Township Police Department shares a cup of coffee and conversation with a resident at the Giant Starbucks.
Officers were able to provide information about the dangers of prescription drugs and what can happen if they end up in the wrong hands at the Drug Takeback Day event Saturday.
Ofc. James Connell looks on as a resident reads information on a medication box he brought to the Drug Takeback Day event.
Ofc. James Connell and Police Chief Tom Barndt greet longtime township residents Stanley ‘Bud’ Prosser and Nancy Prosser at Coffee With a Cop at Giant Saturday.
Ofc. Kyle Haggerty, left, talks with Ofc. Charles Werkheiser at the Lower Saucon Township Police Department’s Coffee With a Cop event.
The Coffee With a Cop event was family-friendly and provided local parents and kids with the chance to meet the real-life heroes who help keep their community safe.
A resident speaks with Lower Saucon Township Police Chief Tom Barndt at the Giant Starbucks Saturday during the department’s Coffee With a Cop event.
