RADFORD – On Tuesday, Aug. 3, the Radford City Police Department will participate in National Night Out, a program designed by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW) to promote positive relationships between police departments and the communities they serve.
The public is invited to join the police department in Bisset Park from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday for yard games, food trucks, and a tug-of-war contest against the Radford Fire Department.
HOT 100-7 FM will be on site, and the evening will feature a K-9 demonstration, a SWAT display, and a fire department display.
National Night Out is “an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie,” according to the NATW, “to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community. Furthermore, it provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances.”
Millions of people participate in National Night Out events across the country, on U.S. military bases, and in U.S. territories around the world on the first Tuesday in August, hosting “block parties, festivals, parades, cookouts, and various other community events with safety demonstrations, seminars, youth events, visits from emergency personnel, exhibits and much, much more,” according to the NATW.
