The success of Dayton Police Department’s inaugural Coffee With a Cop-Donuts with Dispatch on March 20 will likely lead to it being a monthly event, according to Dayton Police Chief Robert Vine.
Approximately three dozen police officers, city staff and residents of Dayton turned out for the event, which was held in the senior citizen dining room inside Dayton Community Center.
Residents were able to meet Vine, who started with the city on Jan. 7, after previously leading the Gladewater Police Department. In addition to serving as chief in Dayton, Vine is the deputy city manager working alongside City Manager Theo Melancon, who also came to Dayton by way of Gladewater.
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Heather Kelly, a realtor with JLA Realty, talks to Dayton City Manager Theo Melancon (center) and Police Chief Robert Vine during Coffee With a Cop-Donuts with Dispatch on March 20 at the Dayton Community Center. 
Representatives of the City of Dayton were out in force at the first-ever Coffee With a Cop-Donuts with Dispatch on March 20 at the Dayton Community Center. Pictured left to right are Police Capt. John Coleman, Police Chief Robert Vine, Dayton Community Development Corporation Interim Director Paul Davis and Finance Director Rudy Zepeda. 
The ladies on the line: The four dispatchers responsible for taking emergency calls and providing information to residents at Dayton Police Department are (left to right) Harlie Bush, La Tonia King, Samantha Funderburk and Kathryn Crapo, communications supervisor. They met with residents at Coffee With a Cop-Donuts With Dispatch on March 20 at the Dayton Community Center. 
Dayton Police Capt. John Coleman visits with Cecilia Melancon, wife of Dayton City Manager Theo Melancon, during Coffee With a Cop-Donuts With Dispatch on March 20 at the Dayton Community Center. 
Detective Sgt. Steve Rogers (right) visits with former Dayton Mayor Felix Skarpa during Coffee With a Cop-Donuts With Dispatch on March 20 at the Dayton Community Center. 
Patsy Arnold was among the Dayton residents who turned out for Coffee With a Cop-Donuts With Dispatch on March 20 at the Dayton Community Center. Here she is pictured visiting with Officer Tyler Head.