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Atlanta Police To Celebrate National Night Out
Annual Event Encourages Crime Prevention through Community Partnerships
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Atlanta Police Department Public Affairs |
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Elizabeth Espy |
News Release
Atlanta Police To Celebrate National Night Out
Annual Event Encourages Crime Prevention through Community Partnerships
(Atlanta) – The Atlanta Police Department will celebrate National Night Out on Tuesday, August 2. Organized by the National Association of Town Watch, National Night Out encourages communities to partner with local law enforcement to increase crime prevention awareness.
Members from the Atlanta Police Department including command staff, patrol officers, the Crime Prevention Unit and more will attend several events throughout the city. Those events include community block parties, back-to-school jamborees, ice cream socials and neighborhood meet and greets.
All Atlanta National Night Out activities are free, family-friendly and promote community pride and safety. More than 37 million people across the country expected to participate in National Night Out activities. For more information about the 33rd anniversary of National Night Out, visit www.natw.org or call 1-800-NITE OUT.
Atlanta National Night Out events (partial list below- full list attached)
- Zone 1
120 Anderson Ave NW, Atlanta, GA 30314
Cookout, Meet and Greet
6:30pm -9:30 pm
Rev. Barbara Moody, revbarbaramoody@hotmail.com, 404-799-6420
Booker T. Washington High School
45 Whitehouse Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30314
Cookout, Meet and Greet
7:00pm-9:00pm
Bill Cannon wscannon1919@gmail.com, 404-626-1644 - Zone 3
4 Corners Park
1040 Crew Street
Cookout, Meet and Greet
4:30-7:30pm
Columbus Ward Columbus@peoplestown.com, 404-797-1195 - Zone 4
Shamrock Gardens Apartments
1988 Plaza Lane SW, Atlanta, GA 30311 (Big Green Lot)
Cookout and Neighborhood Block Party
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Carrie Williams, seregionnews@gmail.com, 404-758-7190 - Zone 5/6
Central Park
Party in the park
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Dorthey Hurst publicsafety@npumatlanta.org, 404-713-115
Atlantic Station
1380 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, GA 30363
Meet & Greet
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Rob Cordero Robcordero@chesleybrown.com, 404-961-7876
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