National Night Out
The first Tuesday in August of each year, neighborhoods throughout the Red River Valley join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the 21st Annual National Night Out (NNO) crime and drug prevention event. The 2008 event is Tuesday, August 5. National Night Out is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch and co-sponsored locally by the Fargo Police Department, Moorhead Police Department and other law enforcement agencies.
NNO involves over 9,600 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities and military bases around the world. In all, over 32 million people participate in "Americans' 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 programs.
- strengthen neigborhood spirit and police-community partnerships.
- send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.
National Night Out is supported in part by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance.
Planning a block party
Interested in planning a National Night Out block party in your neighborhood? Please contact Officer Tara Hanson at (701) 461-7872.
For more information, visit these Web sites:
Red River Valley Crime Prevention Task Force
National Association of Town Watch