Clearwater Police Department to Celebrate National Night Out

CLEARWATER, FL – The Clearwater Police Department would like to invite area residents for a night out on the town.

The department will host its annual National Night Out celebration on Tuesday, Oct. 4 from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Super Target parking log of Clearwater Mall. Super Target, Lowe’s and Costco – as well as the Clearwater Police Department and other local partners – will present an evening of neighborhood safety awareness, giveaways and free food and drinks.

National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police and community partnerships, as well as neighborhood camaraderie, to make neighborhoods safer and better places to live. It was established in 1984 by the U.S. Department of Justice and administered by the National Association of Town Watch.

The event started with 2.5 million participating in 400 communities across the country to more than 32 million people in more than 9,000 neighborhoods participating.

Highlights of the program include:

• SWAT, Traffic Team, K9 and mounted unit demonstrations
• Representatives from Forensics, hostage negotiators, emergency response team
• Military recruiters
• Sunstar Paramedics
• Clearwater Fire & Rescue Engine Demonstrations
• Wildlife Rehabilitation
• Bayflite
• Raffles and prizes

For more information, call the Clearwater Police Department at (727) 562-4242.

Images courtesy of the City of Clearwater Communications Department