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Abington Police Department 'National Night Out' In Photos
The Abington Township Police Department, like others across the region, celebrated National Night Out on Monday evening.
ABINGTON, PA — The Abington Township Police Department celebrated the annual 'National Night Out' event on Tuesday evening, joining other area law enforcement agencies who also participated in a program that is designed to foster greater police-community relations.
"Thank you Citizens and Police Together for throwing a great event for our community!" the Abington Township Police Department posted to its Facebook page.
The department went on to post around 125 photos from the evening's festivities.
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The images from the night can be seen in the Facebook post that is embedded below.
National Night Out, according to its website, is an annual community-building campaign that works to promote police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to strive to make communities safer places in which to live.
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The event dates back to the 1970s, and actually began right here in Pennsylvania by the National Association of Town Watch, according to organizers.
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