Coffee, cops and community: Nassau police connect with residents at Wantagh’s Simply Spinelli Cafe - Herald Community Newspapers

Coffee, cops and community: Nassau police connect with residents at Wantagh’s Simply Spinelli Cafe - Herald Community Newspapers

The Nassau County Police Department partnered with a small business in Wantagh on Oct. 7 to celebrate National Coffee with a Cop Day, an annual tradition that allows officers to interact with their communities. The local event was held at Simply Spinelli Cafe, at 739 Wantagh Ave., where Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder and community affairs officers from the Eight Precinct met with residents to enjoy a cup of coffee and some conversation. The e…