This year the Night Out Against Crime is 7 to 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Lake Forest Park and Shoreline neighborhoods are encouraged to celebrate this event with block parties, neighborhood meetings, community barbecues, ice cream parties, and potlucks.
Citizens in both cities are invited to unlock their doors, turn on the outside lights and spend the evening outside with neighbors and police.
A key to crime prevention, say police, are neighbors who know each other, and know who belongs in a community. Be sure to say hello to walkers in the neighborhood; they prevent crime by their presence in the neighborhood.
Last year 18 neighborhoods in Lake Forest Park participated in the event. To plan an event in Lake Forest Park, contact Crime Prevention Coordinator Pam Martin who can facilitate with getting a permit to close the street, help organize the event, and provide information about how to start a block watch organization in the neighborhood. For more information, call 206-364-8216 ext. 545, or via e-mail at pmartin@ci.lake-forest-park.wa.us.
For more information on participating in National Night Out in Shoreline, visit the website www.nationalnightout.org or contact one of the police storefront officers: officer Leona Obstler with the Shoreline Police Westside Neighborhood Center at 206-546-3636 or officer Angela Holland with the Eastside Neighborhood Center at 206-363-8424.
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