{"id":321172,"date":"2026-06-26T21:54:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T21:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/321172\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T21:54:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T21:54:07","slug":"midway-police-department-hosts-brunch-with-the-blue-to-build-community-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/321172\/","title":{"rendered":"Midway Police Department hosts &#8220;Brunch with the Blue&#8221; to build community ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GADSDEN COUNTY, FL \u2014 Strong relationships between law enforcement and the community aren&#8217;t built only during emergencies \u2014 they&#8217;re built through everyday conversations.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH FULL REPORT BELOW:<\/p>\n<p>Midway Police Department hosts &#8220;Brunch with the Blue&#8221; to build community ties<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the idea behind the Midway Police Department&#8217;s <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=999242159395465&amp;set=a.159790230007333\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Brunch with the Blue,&#8221; <\/a>an opportunity for residents to meet officers in a relaxed, welcoming setting. Department leaders say face-to-face conversations help break down barriers, build trust and give community members a chance to ask questions, voice concerns and get to know the officers who serve their neighborhoods.<\/p>\n<p>The department hopes those connections will strengthen communication, encourage collaboration and create partnerships that continue long after the brunch is over.<\/p>\n<p>Brunch with the Blue begins Saturday at 10 a.m. at Talon Tactical Outfitters in Midway. The Midway Police Department encourages residents to stop by, enjoy breakfast and connect with officers.<\/p>\n<p>Want to see more local news? Visit the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtxl.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WTXL ABC 27 Website. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stay in touch with us anywhere, anytime.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WTXLABC27\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Like us on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us on<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wtxlabc27\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Instagram <\/a>and <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/abc27\" rel=\"nofollow\">X.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"GADSDEN COUNTY, FL \u2014 Strong relationships between law enforcement and the community aren&#8217;t built only during emergencies \u2014&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":321173,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[242,133144,18359,1598,8702,133145,132,232,234,233,562],"class_list":["post-321172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallahassee","tag-abc-27","tag-community-engagment","tag-gadsden-county","tag-law-enforcement","tag-midway","tag-midway-police-department","tag-police","tag-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee-headlines","tag-tallahassee-news","tag-wtxl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=321172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321172\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/321173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=321172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=321172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=321172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}