Police Officers, Police Liaison Officers and Volunteers in Police were on hand in Sunnybank last week to provide crime prevention and personal safety advice to residents and visitors to the iconic suburb.
The informal community engagement sessions are part of the hugely successful Coffee with a Cop campaign that has been rolled out across the South Brisbane District over the past few years.
Senior Constable Vernon Wootton from the District Crime Prevention Coordinators said that Coffee with a Cop brings our officers and the community members they serve together – over coffee – to discuss issues and learn more about each other.
“It’s an informal environment where anyone can approach us, receive relevant and important information, and ask us questions over a tea or a coffee,” Senior Constable Wooton said.
Senior Police Liaison Officer Ken Rong (originally from China) and Senior Police Liaison Officer Weng-Mun Sum (originally from Singapore) said that most of the people