Building relationships keys to business success and community policing

Off. Jegg, Dep. Melton, Kathryn Ruff, Janice Overbeck, Off. Pharr, and Maj. Batterton pose after discussing concerns over coffee with citizens.

Coffee with a Cop convened this morning at the Keller Williams Real Estate Agency on Roswell Road in Marietta and was deemed a success by organizers. Approximately 15 people were in attendance.

Topics which were informally discussed with officers included  "ignorance of the law being no excuse", drug trafficking, local immigrants being deported and leaving children behind, code enforcement and animal control, experience of cops in peace and war, history of cops before joining law enforcement, mental health, self-defense, public intoxication, and "discretionary" law enforcement. 

"I feel that it was important to have Coffee with a Cop in our office because it's a great national program which connects cops in the community with civilians that want to ask questions," said Janice Overbeck. "We had great success today." Overbeck, who opened her office 18 months ago, said it's a "Win Win" for everybody. "The more exposure, the more people we can help with our business."

"Events like this are very important and great because we can meet informally with citizens that we serve on a daily basis," said Precinct 4 Commander B. S. Batterton. "It gives us an opportunity to interact, share information, as well as build relationships which go a long way into the future."

Overbeck plans to host another Coffee with a Cop event soon. For more information, contact Kathryn Ruff at 678-929-7761. 

Keller Williams location off Roswell Rd., site of Coffee with a Cop