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Community Meetings, Coffee with a Cop, & DEA Drug Takeback

The Office of Community Outreach, prioritizing the

health and safety of the community, and the officers

of the Cranston Police Department supported the

continued restrictions on public gatherings and

meetings. To ensure compliance and reduce the

potential for conflicting messaging between COVID

restrictions and the goals of Community Outreach.

Community meetings were suspended for 2021. We

were able to host the DEA Drug Takeback collection

point to help people rid their medicine cabinets of

expired or unneeded medications that could pose a danger for abuse. We were also

able to participate in Coffee with a Cop, hosted by Starbucks at Chapel View.

Trunk or Treat, Shop with a Cop, National Night Out & Touch a Truck

The Department

participated in

Trunk or Treat

events at Orchard

Farms and

Gladstone

Elementary

Schools. This

provided an opportunity for the department to engage the youth and families of our

community in a safe, outdoor setting. We also continued our partnership with the

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