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'Cone With a Cop' brings community, police together

In view of warmer temperatures, what better way to get to know the Bloomingdale Police Department than over a frozen treat.

The "Cone with a Cop" event, hosted by the Bloomingdale McDonald's on Aug. 28, aimed to bring the community together did just that by serving up more than 100 ice cream cones to customers.

David Bear, owner-operator, of the Bloomingdale McDonald's, said that taking part in such community-building events help to bridge relationships between residents and the local police force. Bear says events like these are a great opportunity for residents to come up and ask questions.

Mayor Franco Coladipietro, and Frank Giammarese, director of public safety for the village of Bloomingdale, attended the event to personally meet and greet those in attendance.

"We are proud of the role we have maintained in Bloomingdale, and we are happy to see the community and the local police department enjoying cones and conversation together. This is a great way to end the summer," Bear said.

"We are grateful to Officer Dawn Odoi, who contributed to the coordination of the 'Cone with A Cop' event, and to all the officers who came to the event, helped serve vanilla cones, took pictures with the community members, and met many great members of the community. "

This event was hosted by the Bear Family Restaurants and McDonald's owner/operator, David Bear.

For more information about events provided by the Bloomingdale McDonald's, contact Julie Travers, community relations director, at julie.travers@comcast.net.

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