Event offers free food, raises donations for ‘Cooking for Cops’

Mobile, Ala. (WALA) – They had been serving up 1,000 kilos of boiled crawfish, hen and pulled pork together with a entire distribute Saturday at the Grounds.

The working day of totally free foodstuff and pleasurable was all aimed at supporting to feed Mobile law enforcement officers.

The function was an work to elevate cash via donations for the Mobile Law enforcement Division Foundation’s “Cooking for Cops,” wherever they go precinct to precinct and cook dinner for fellow officers.

“Trying to be ready to supply a sizzling food with all of the jogging about heading on and heading phone to simply call — they actually really do not have time to halt for lunch and matters of that kind. So, this provides us the chance to go in and prepare dinner them a warm meal,” claimed Cpl. James Hallmark with MPD Cooking for Cops.

“They come by and get a meal. It doesn’t charge them something. A minor little bit of fellowship with fellow officers. Just mainly some fantastic fellowship,” Hallmark mentioned.

Shaterrica Simms explained, “I’m having pulled pork, chicken, macaroni and cheese. It’s extremely mouth watering. The crawfish is truly good, also. It has a minimal compact kick to it. But it’s seriously fantastic.”

The boiled crawfish was from Mudbugs D-I-P Seafood.

“Cooking for Cops” options to have a barbecue cookoff fundraiser later on this yr.

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