Eastern Washington University student helps Spokane Police organize community outreach events

SPOKANE, Wash. – Spokane police officers are no strangers to turning in their usual blue for green aprons at 'Coffee With A Cop' get-togethers arou...

May 31, 2023
11:06 AM

SPOKANE, Wash. – Spokane police officers are no strangers to turning in their usual blue for green aprons at 'Coffee With A Cop' get-togethers around town–they're usually organized by the Spokane Police Department (SPD), but the one held Tuesday at the Downtown Spokane Starbucks was kickstarted by a student at Eastern Washington University (EWU). Ferris High School alum Tayla Tollefson was wrapping up her freshman year at EWU recently when she brainstormed a five-part program called 'Cops and Communities,' consisting of new ways for people to meet the officers that serve in their neighborhoods.

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