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Coopertown Police Department's 2nd Annual Ride4Kidz Motorcycle Ride
2023-10-21 08:00 - 14:30 (America/Chicago) | Coopertown Middle School, 3820 TN-49, Coopertown, TN, 37172, United States
Calling all motorcycle enthusiasts! Coopertown Police will once again host a motorcycle ride to benefit the agency’s Shop-With-A-Cop program. The Coopertown Police 2nd Annual Ride4Kidz is set for Saturday, October 21, 2023. Riders will rally at Coopertown Middle School, located at 3820 TN-49, Springfield, TN, before embarking on a scenic ride into Kentucky. Registration for the event starts at 8:00 a.m., with kickstands up at 10:00 a.m. During the ride, the riders will stop for lunch in Hopkinsville, Kentucky before returning to Coopertown. Prizes will be raffled off during lunch and at the conclusion of the ride.

What:
2nd Annual Ride4Kidz Motorcycle RideWhen:
Saturday, 10/21/2023
Registration begins at 8:00 am CST
Kickstands up at 10:00 am CST
Where:
Rally point at Coopertown Middle School
3820 TN-49, Springfield, TN 37172
Cost:
Free, however, donations are accepted
All riders must register at the event prior to the ride

Thanks to the kind donations from Appleton Harley-Davidson, Cycle Gear, Depot Bar & Grill, Hampton Inn, and Hinkle Chair Company, riders are eligible to win raffle prizes. Donors of $40 or more are eligible for the grand prize drawing. (Must be present to win)
Grand Prize

1 rocking chair from Hinkle Chair Company
1-night stay at Hampton Inn, Pleasant View, TN
$100 gift card from Cycle Gear
Dinner for 2 at Depot Bar & Grill, Springfield, TN

2nd Place

1 rocking chair from Hinkle Chair Company
Harley-Davidson Retro Block Pitcher Set ($55 value) from Appleton Harley-Davidson
Dinner for 2 at Depot Bar & Grill, Springfield, TN

3rd Place

Harley-Davidson Retro Block Plate Set ($48 value) from Appleton Harley-Davidson
Dinner for 2 at Depot Bar & Grill, Springfield, TN

4th Place

Dinner for 2 at Depot Bar & Grill, Springfield, TN

Coopertown Police Department's 3rd Annual Touch-A-Truck Event
2023-09-23 10:00 - 16:00 | Coopertown Middle School, 3820 TN-49, Coopertown, TN, 37172, United States
Coopertown, Tennessee
Law enforcement, Fire, EMS, and other first responder & rescue vehicles will be on display at Coopertown Police Department’s 3rd Annual Touch-A-Truck event on Saturday, September 23, 2023, from 10 am to 4 pm, at Coopertown Middle School, 3820 TN-49, Springfield, TN 37172. Touch-A-Truck is a great opportunity for adults and children of all ages to get a close-up look at the equipment and resources used to protect and serve our community, as well as providing an opportunity to speak one-on-one with first responders.
The event features emergency vehicles, kids activities, water slide, face-painting, cornhole, dunk-a-cop, music, and food available from Coopertown Men’s Club, Golly G’s, and Jet’s Pizza. There’s no entrance fee, but Coopertown Police will be accepting donations for their annual Shop-With-A-Cop program, ensuring disadvantaged children have gifts for Christmas.

Below 100 & DUI Refresher - Law Enforcement Only
2023-08-08 08:00 - 17:00 | Pleasant View Volunteer Fire Dept. Station 5, 3752 Old Coopertown Rd, Springfield, TN, 37172, United States
Coopertown Police Department is hosting Below 100 & DUI Refresher on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, from 8 am to 5 pm CT, at the Pleasant View Volunteer Fire Department Station 5, located at 3752 Old Coopertown Rd, Springfield, TN 37172 [map]. The course offers 8 total hours of POST-approved training. This training is restricted to Law Enforcement personnel. Seating is limited.
Below 100 (4 hours)
Post # 23-500
Below 100 was formed to permanently eliminate preventable Line Of Duty Deaths (LODD) and injuries through innovative training and awareness. The goal of Below 100 is to reduce the LODD to fewer than 100 per year, a number not seen since 1943. The training is a common-sense approach designed to focus on areas under an officer’s control.
DUI/SFST Refresher (4 hours)
Post # 23-65
Prerequisite – Students must have completed a POST-approved 24-hour (or more) DUI and SFST course prior to attending this course. A copy of the student’s prior DUI and SFST training certificate must be presented prior to taking this course.
The goal of this course is to ultimately increase the deterrence of DUI violations; thereby reducing the number of crashes, deaths, and injuries caused by impaired drivers.
Upon successfully completing this session, the participant will be able to:
• Describe the current DUI problem.
• Identify typical cues of Vehicle in Motion and typical observations made during Personal Contact.
• Obtain the skills necessary to detect, arrest, and prosecute alcohol- and drug-impaired motorcyclists.
• Understand the results of selected SFST validation studies.
• Define and describe the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs).
• Define nystagmus and distinguish between the different types.
• Describe and properly administer the three SFSTs.
• Successfully complete a written examination to a standard of 75%

Registration: Below 100 & DUI Refresher Course - August 8, 2023Registration form for the Below 100 & DUI Refresher Course scheduled for Tuesday, August 8, 2023. This course is limited to Law Enforcement Officers only. Students must present SFST certification prior to course. This training is FREE to Law Enforcement personnel. To register more students, refresh this page after submitting student information.Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Student Name *FirstLastStudent Phone Number *Student Email *Agency *Enter the agency you work for.Agency Phone Number *Submit

Below 100 & DUI Refresher - Law Enforcement Only
2023-06-14 08:00 - 17:00 | Pleasant View Volunteer Fire Dept. Station 5, 3752 Old Coopertown Rd, Springfield, TN, 37172, United States
Coopertown Police Department is hosting Below 100 & DUI Refresher on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, from 8 am to 5 pm CT, at the Pleasant View Volunteer Fire Department Station 5, located at 3752 Old Coopertown Rd, Springfield, TN 37172 [map]. The course offers 8 total hours of POST-approved training. This training is restricted to Law Enforcement personnel. Seating is limited.
Below 100 (4 hours)
Post # 23-500
Below 100 was formed to permanently eliminate preventable Line Of Duty Deaths (LODD) and injuries through innovative training and awareness. The goal of Below 100 is to reduce the LODD to fewer than 100 per year, a number not seen since 1943. The training is a common-sense approach designed to focus on areas under an officer’s control.
DUI/SFST Refresher (4 hours)
Post # 23-65
Prerequisite – Students must have completed a POST-approved 24-hour (or more) DUI and SFST course prior to attending this course. A copy of the student’s prior DUI and SFST training certificate must be presented prior to taking this course.
The goal of this course is to ultimately increase the deterrence of DUI violations; thereby reducing the number of crashes, deaths, and injuries caused by impaired drivers.
Upon successfully completing this session, the participant will be able to:
• Describe the current DUI problem.
• Identify typical cues of Vehicle in Motion and typical observations made during Personal Contact.
• Obtain the skills necessary to detect, arrest, and prosecute alcohol- and drug-impaired motorcyclists.
• Understand the results of selected SFST validation studies.
• Define and describe the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs).
• Define nystagmus and distinguish between the different types.
• Describe and properly administer the three SFSTs.
• Successfully complete a written examination to a standard of 75%

Registration: Below 100 & DUI Refresher Course - June 14, 2023Registration form for the Below 100 & DUI Refresher Course scheduled for Wednesday, June 14, 2023. This course is limited to Law Enforcement Officers only. Students must present SFST certification prior to course. This training is FREE to Law Enforcement personnel. To register more students, refresh this page after submitting student information.Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Student Name *FirstLastStudent Phone Number *Student Email *Agency *Enter the agency you work for.Agency Phone Number *Submit

First Annual Jeeps4LittlePeeps Jeep Ride
2023-04-22 08:00 - 15:00 | Coopertown Middle School, 3820 TN-49, Coopertown, TN, 37172, United States
Coopertown Police are hosting their first annual #Jeeps4LittlePeeps ride, sponsored by Farragut Sales Sporting Goods & Knives and O’Reilly Auto Parts, to benefit the agency’s annual Shop-With-A-Cop program, an event focused on ensuring disadvantaged children have Christmas gifts.
#Jeeps4LittlePeeps on Saturday, April 22, 2023. 8am registration, starts at 10am from Coopertown Middle School.
Every year, Coopertown Police raise donations during events in the community to assist in supporting their annual Shop-With-A-Cop event, designed to ensure disadvantaged children receive Christmas gifts. During the Coopertown Police Touch-A-Truck event, visitors had the opportunity to dunk a cop and donate toward Shop-With-A-Cop. At the first annual Coopertown Police Ride4Kidz Motorcycle Ride, riders generously donated to Shop-With-A-Cop. In addition to the community events, generous Coopertown businesses and citizens made donations to help support the program.
Riders in the #Jeeps4LittlePeeps event will be entered into a raffle for the chance to win some prizes donated by Farragut Sales and O’Reilly Auto Parts. Rain or shine, the ride will take Jeep enthusiasts on a scenic, round-trip route of around 110 miles, all the while being escorted by law enforcement. The ride will stop for lunch and conduct a portion of the raffle, with the grand prizes being raffled upon the ride’s conclusion. Registration begins at 8 am the day of the ride at Coopertown Middle School, located at 3820 TN-49, Springfield, TN 37172. The ride will begin at 10 am. There is no entry fee for the ride, but donations for Shop-With-A-Cop will be accepted during the registration.
Photo courtesy of Robertson County Schools
Photo courtesy of Robertson County Schools
What:
#Jeeps4LittlePeeps – Jeep Ride
When:
Saturday, April 22, 2023, Registration at 8 am, Ride starts at 10 am
Where:
Coopertown Middle School
3820 TN-49
Springfield, TN 37172
[map]

First Annual Ride4Kidz Motorcycle Ride
2022-10-22 08:30 - 14:00 | Coopertown Middle School, 3820 TN-49, Coopertown, TN, 37172, United States
Coopertown Police are hosting their First Annual Ride4Kidz Motorcycle Ride, sponsored by Appleton Harley-Davidson, on Saturday, October 22, 2022. The event is designed to raise donations to support CPD’s annual Shop-With-A-Cop program, ensuring disadvantaged children have Christmas gifts. The rally point for the ride will be at Coopertown Middle School at 3820 TN-49, Springfield, TN 37172. Registration for the ride begins at 8:30 am with kickstands up at 10:00 am. The route will be a scenic ride into Kentucky, stopping for lunch before returning to Coopertown. Prizes will be raffled at lunch and at the conclusion of the ride.

What:
1st Annual Ride4Kidz Motorcycle Ride
Sponsored by Appleton Harley-Davidson
When:
Saturday, 10/22/2022
Registration begins at 8:30 am CST
Kickstands up at 10:00 am CST
Where:
Rally point at Coopertown Middle School
3820 TN-49, Springfield, TN 37172
Cost:
Free, however donations are accepted
All riders must register at the event prior to the ride

Providence Baptist Church and Coopertown Police Host 2022 Faith & Blue Weekend Meet & Greet
2022-10-09 12:00 - 14:00 | Providence Baptist Church, 3850 TN-49, Springfield, TN, 37172, United States
Sunday, October 9, 2022 from noon to 2 PM, Providence Baptist Church and Coopertown Police Department will host a Meet & Greet event for Faith & Blue weekend. The event is open to anyone and will begin after Sunday service at Providence Baptist Church, located at 3850 TN-49, Springfield, Tennessee 37172. The Meet & Greet event gives the community the opportunity to speak one-on-one with officers from Coopertown Police Department.
Faith & Blue was founded to promote safer, stronger, more just, and united communities by directly facilitating local relationships between law enforcement personnel, citizens, companies, and community groups through the connections of local faith-based organizations. The program seeks to rebalance police-community relations through solution-focused, in-person, socially distant, and/or virtual events conducted collaboratively by faith-based or other community groups and law enforcement agencies (Faith & Blue, 2021).
For more information, visit Providence Baptist Church and Coopertown Police Host 2022 Faith & Blue Weekend Meet & Greet

References
Faith & Blue. (2021). About. https://faithandblue.org/about/

National Coffee With A Cop Day
2022-10-05 06:30 - 21:30 | Coopertown City Hall, 2525 Burgess Gower Rd, Springfield, TN, 37172, United States
The Coopertown Police Department will be hosting a Coffee With A Cop event at Coopertown City Hall on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, from 6:30 am to 9:30 am, during National Coffee With A Cop Day. The event is a chance for the community and law enforcement to come together in an informal setting with no agenda or speeches.

Coopertown 2nd Annual Touch-A-Truck at Experience Robertson County
2022-09-10 10:00 - 16:00 | Pleasant View Volunteer Fire Dept. Station 5, 3752 Old Coopertown Rd, Springfield, TN, 37172, United States
Coopertown, Tennessee
Law enforcement, Fire, EMS, and other first responder & rescue vehicles will be on display at Coopertown’s 2nd Annual Touch-A-Truck event held during the Experience Robertson County event on Saturday, September 10, 2022, from 10 am to 4 pm, at Pleasant View Volunteer Fire Department, Station 5, located at 3752 Old Coopertown Rd, Springfield, TN 37172. Touch-A-Truck is a great opportunity for adults and children of all ages to get a close up look at the equipment and resources used to protect and serve our community, as well as providing an opportunity to speak one-on-one with first responders.
A countywide event held annually on the second Saturday of September, Experience Robertson County highlights each of the county’s 11 municipalities, where visitors experience the smoking barns of the fall, the Spirit of the Bell Witch, our historic whiskey industry and the amazing soil that feeds our agriculture roots! For more information about Experience Robertson County, visit ExperienceRobertsonCounty.com

Providence Baptist Church and Coopertown Police Host Faith & Blue Weekend Meet & Greet
2021-10-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Providence Baptist Church, 3850 TN-49, Springfield, TN, 37172, United States
Sunday, October 10, 2021 from noon to 2 PM, Providence Baptist Church and Coopertown Police Department will host a Meet & Greet event for Faith & Blue weekend. The event is open to anyone and will begin after Sunday service at Providence Baptist Church, located at 3850 TN-49, Springfield, Tennessee 37172. The Meet & Greet event gives the community the opportunity to speak one-on-one with officers from Coopertown Police Department.
Faith & Blue was founded to promote safer, stronger, more just, and united communities by directly facilitating local relationships between law enforcement personnel, citizens, companies, and community groups through the connections of local faith-based organizations. The program seeks to rebalance police-community relations through solution-focused, in-person, socially distant, and/or virtual events conducted collaboratively by faith-based or other community groups and law enforcement agencies (Faith & Blue, 2021).
For more information, visit Providence Baptist Church and Coopertown Police Host Faith & Blue Weekend Meet & Greet
References
Faith & Blue. (2021). About. https://faithandblue.org/about/

Coopertown Police Department's Touch-A-Truck Event
2021-09-25 08:00 - 14:00 | Coopertown Middle School, 3820 TN-49, Coopertown, TN, 37172, United States
Join Coopertown in celebrating the 25th year since incorporating. The celebration begins at 10:00 a.m. at Coopertown Middle School with the final mile of the “25 in 25 for Coopertown” walk.
The event includes:
* Touch a Truck – hosted by the Coopertown Police Department, featuring various First Responder vehicles from agencies that provide services to the Coopertown community and much more!!
* Live Music – including:
– 10:00 a.m. – November South
– 11:00 a.m. – Austin Williams
– 1:00 p.m. – Wells Valley Boys
* Food Trucks
– Sydnor Brothers BBQ
– Golly G’s
– Sno Monkey Snow Cones
– Whitts BBQ
* Vendors: local artisans, businesses and more
* 3:00 p.m. the Winner of the People’s Choice award of the Coopertown Photography Contest will be announced.
and more…
We hope that you will make plans to join us on this special day.
Share the event with everyone on your friends list, grab your family and come out and celebrate your hometown!
