Pasco Police & 7-Eleven team up to “ticket” young people for good deeds The Pasco Police Department is joining 7-Eleven stores this summer for “Operation Chill”, a community relations program started by 7-Eleven designed to reduce crime and enhance relations among 7-Eleven stores, police and youth. Through Operation Chill, law enforcement officers from participating local police and sheriff’s departments can “ticket” youngsters caught in the act of doing good with Slurpee beverage coupons. Appropriate “offenses” might include helping another person, deterring crime or participating in a positive activity in the community. Each coupon can be redeemed for a small Slurpee drink at participating 7-Eleven stores. Since the program’s inception in 1995, more than 12 million Operation Chill coupons have been distributed to hundreds of law enforcement agencies across the country in areas where 7-Eleven operates stores. During 2013, approximately 600,000 coupons will be issued nationally; 500 of those will be distributed in Pasco, most during the summer months and back-to-school season. “The coupons are great for patrol officers and Area Resource Officers as they engage with younger members of the community”, says Pasco Police Sergeant Jamie Raebel. “It’s an icebreaker, a way to get young people talking with the Police in a non-“law enforcement” situation.”
Posted on: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 22:05:45 +0000
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