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National Night Out parties planned for Tuesday

Fresno Police chief Jerry Dyer gives a thumbs-up to four year old KEJohon Thomas, right, during Fresno Police Department's observance of National Night Out in 2015. Dyer observed the event at Stoney Brook Apartments, the first of four locations in Fresno.
Fresno Police chief Jerry Dyer gives a thumbs-up to four year old KEJohon Thomas, right, during Fresno Police Department's observance of National Night Out in 2015. Dyer observed the event at Stoney Brook Apartments, the first of four locations in Fresno. ezamora@fresnobee.com

The 34th Annual National Night Out (NNO), a unique crime and drug prevention event sponsored by the National Town Watch and locally by Fresno Police and Neighborhood Watch Association will take place on Tuesday from 5-8 p.m. NNO is designed to heighten crime prevention awareness, generate support for and participation in local anti-crime programs and strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships

Invite your neighbors to come together and send a message to criminals, letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back. Along with the traditional display of outdoor lights and front porch vigils, neighborhoods can celebrate NNO with a block party, cookouts or simply enjoying an ice cream social. This is a great time to get to know your neighbors.

National Night Out has proven to be an effective, inexpensive and enjoyable program to promote neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships in our fight for a safer nation.

If you do not have an organized Neighborhood Watch program in your area, take the challenge and start one.

Roselyn Clark, President, Fresno Police and Neighborhood Watch Association

This story was originally published July 28, 2017 at 2:07 PM with the headline "National Night Out parties planned for Tuesday."

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