National Night Out In Gloucester Township- August 6, 2024!
On Tuesday, August 6, 2024, neighborhoods throughout Gloucester Township are being invited to join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for National Annual Night Out (NNO) crime/drug prevention event. National Night Out is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW) and co-sponsored locally by the Gloucester Township Police Department and will involve communities from all fifty states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities, and military bases around the world.
In all, over 38 million people are expected to participate in America's Night Out Against Crime on August 6, 2024. National Night Out is designed to: (1) Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness; (2) Generate support for, and participation in, local anti-crime efforts; (3) Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and (4) Send a message to criminal letting them know neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.
From 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM on August 6, 2024 residents throughout Gloucester Township are asked to lock their doors, turn on outside lights, and spend the evening outside with their neighbors and police. Also, several Neighborhood Watch groups will be hosting a variety of special events, such as block parties, cookouts, carnivals, dessert tasting parties, and pool parties. Visiting these many special events will be: McGruff the Crime Dog along with his nephew Scruff, Police, Mayor and Council and Inspira EMS.
FIVE public locations in Gloucester Township will be at the following:
Gloucester Township Veterans Park, 1261 Chews Landing Road, Gloucester Township, NJ
Blackwood Fire Company, 14 West Central Avenue, Blackwood, NJ
Wye Oak Park, 1100 Williamstown Erial Road, Erial, NJ
Gloucester Premium Outlets, 100 Premium Outlet Drive, Blackwood, NJ
Point Arial Park, 2900 New Brooklyn Road, Erial, NJ (parking entrance on Little Mill Road side)
For additional information on Gloucester Township National Night Out activities, contact the Gloucester Township Police Community Relations Bureau at 856-228-4011 or email [email protected].
Media Outlets are welcomed to attend and ride along with the police to the sites within the Township.
https://gtpolice.com/news/article/1551
