All,
Handshakes, kind words of encouragement, cards we can display are great morale boosters. Food to the station, not the best idea, appreciated but most likely will be trashed if the officers do not know you personally. You just cannot trust where it comes from so please don’t spend money on food.
Some of the best conversations and ice breakers I have had was when a random stranger just walked up and said, “I just wanted to thank you for what you do.”
RE: food - Would ordering the pizza place in town that delivers to send over a stack of paid for pizza be out of line?
Luckily in my small towns’department the food is consumed...our LEO’s know many of us by name and/or face although “annonymously”delivered (o just hand it to ibe of our officers)....they take the delivery in person, they know who I am without me saying and the Chief even sends a thank you note which is totally unexpected! Lovely!.