ALEXANDRIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Public Information Office
2003 Mill Road
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
(703) 838-4636
MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULY 31, 2000
Alexandria Celebrates National Night Out
City officials and McGruff the Crime Fighting Dog will join the Alexandria Police Department in the 17th annual National Night Out, on Tuesday, August 1, from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. This special celebration is part of a nationwide crime and drug prevention effort sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch.
To heighten awareness of crime prevention, citizens in 32 communities will turn on their porch lights and hold neighborhood cook-outs, block parties and marches in support of National Night Out. Mayor Kerry J. Donley, members of City Council, City Manager Philip Sunderland, and Chief of Police Charles E. Samarra will reaffirm the City's commitment to fighting crime by visiting residents throughout the City. McGruff, the Mobile Command Unit, the K-9 Unit, the Bike Patrol and U.S. Park Police mounted officers will tour neighborhoods and offer special demonstrations.
"National Night Out celebrates the cooperative spirit that exists between police and citizens," says Chief Samarra. "I credit this successful partnership with dramatically reducing serious crime in Alexandria over the past few years."
For further details, please call the Public Information Office.
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