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SMPD to visit 35 registered block events on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, between 6-9pm to foster our police-community relationships. We will also be hosting our FREE public event at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center from 5:30-8pm and invite the public to attend.
 
San Mateo, CA – On Tuesday, August 1, 2023, the San Mateo Police Department is participating in the 40th Annual National Night Out (NNO) from 5:30-9 p.m. On this evening across the nation, police and the community get together to 1) heighten crime prevention awareness; 2) generate support for and participate in local anticrime efforts; 3) strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and 4) send a message to criminals letting them know our neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.
 
We will be hosting our FREE NNO Safety Fair at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center at 725 Monte Diablo Ave. from 5:30-8pm. Those who aren’t attending their own block events can join us there to mingle with officers, check out our public safety vehicles (SWAT vehicles included), enjoy goodies provided by the San Mateo Police Activities League, play games provided by Parks and Recreation, climb on a backhoe or fire truck, enter raffles, and gather resource information from numerous tablers (see complete list below), all while having some fun; working together to keep our neighborhoods safe.
 
We know the importance of being present in our neighborhoods and will simultaneously be visiting 35 registered neighborhood block events between 6-9pm. We’ll be sending a police representative to visit each block and encourage the registration of security cameras.
 
Joining us this year will be members of our city organization to include members of San Mateo City Council, Department Heads, our Public Works crews, San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department, our Police Activities League, national NNO sponsors ADT and Starbucks, and the list goes on.
 
National Night Out is a great way for our Neighborhood Watch Program to highlight itself. To learn more about our program visit https://www.cityofsanmateo.org/675/Neighborhood-Watch-Program or email [email protected]. You can also register security cameras via our Neighborhood Eyes Security Team (NEST) here:  https://www.cityofsanmateo.org/2726/Security-Camera-Registration.
 
EVENT CONTACT:
Jeanine Luna, SMPD Community Relations Officer
(650)522-7722
[email protected]
 
EVENT TABLERS:
ADT
Age-Friendly San Mateo
AMR
Bay Area Community Health Advisory Council
CERT
City of San Mateo Complete Streets
HealthRight 360
LifeMoves
NAACP
Neighborhood Watch/Project Guardian
Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center
Rebuilding Together
San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department
San Mateo County District Attorney’s Victim Advocates
San Mateo Parks & Recreation
San Mateo Police Activities League
San Mateo Public Library
Starbucks
StarVista