Enjoying lunch with a cop
Published 9:00 am Sunday, February 12, 2017
- Officers Taylor and Doppelhammer indulging in a classic from their elementary school days — rectangle pizza. Taylor and Doppelhammer visited Halvorsen Elementary School to visit with kindergartners and first-graders. - Provided

On Monday, the Albert Lea Police Department began its newest program aimed toward community youth. “Lunch with a cop” has a simple goal — create new relationships and improve on existing relationships with local youth. Officers will attend lunches (pre-K through sixth grade) on a rotating basis at all Albert Lea public elementary schools through the end of the school year. – Provided