They took the register, not our soul, said the coffee shop s owner, who said she s determined to overcome this battle with the help of her community. We ve always seen cruisers, but they are actually stopping by, coming in-person and checking on us and that is something we have always wanted [them] to do, especially in the later hours of the evening, Keener said.
Keener hosted an event called Coffee with a Cop so people in the community could form relationships with the officers. Just to physically come in and say to the business owner, How s your day? How s everything going for you? We re here for you, means a lot to us, Keener said.