Wall Police To Host National Night Out Event Tuesday

WALL, NJ — The Wall Police Department invites the community to its National Night Out event on Tuesday, Aug. 1, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

There will be free food (officers will be handing out Jersey Mike's subs and grilling Whole Foods hots dogs and hamburgers), music, ice cream, a petting zoo, a Fun Bus, a K-9 demonstrations, air brush tattoos, balloon animals, dunk tanks and more, the department says.

The event will take place at Wall Police Headquarters, 2700 Allaire Road.

National Night Out is held in most states on the first Tuesday of August. It began decades ago with residents turning on porch lights, but it now is a community event.

"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," the organization establishing the program says on its website.