23rd Annual National Night Out to be Held Aug. 1

Police Department July 28, 2006
Contact: Officer Latrina Leak, 773-7844

Neighborhoods throughout Winston-Salem are invited to join with thousands of communities nationwide on Tuesday, Aug. 1, for the 23rd Annual National Night Out for crime and drug prevention.

From 6 to 9 p.m., residents in neighborhoods throughout Winston-Salem and across the nation are asked to lock their doors, turn on their outside lights and spend the evening outside with neighbors and police.

National Night Out, which is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch and co-sponsored locally by the Winston-Salem Police Department, will involve more than 9,850 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities and military bases around the world. In all, more than 33 million people are expected to participate in “America’s Night Out Against Crime.”

National Night Out is designed to: Heighten crime and drug-prevention awareness; generate support for, and participation in, local anti-crime efforts; strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and send a message to criminals that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

Local National Night Out events will begin with a gathering in the Northeast Ward at Crawford Park, 4226 Oakridge Drive. The public is invited to hear remarks by City Council Member and Mayor Pro Tempore Vivian H. Burke, the chair of the Public Safety Committee, and Mayor Allen Joines, who will read the National Night Out proclamation at 7 p.m.

For a list of neighborhood events in Winston-Salem during National Night Out, click here. For more information about National Night Out, call Officer Latrina Leak at 773-7844.
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