ALEXANDRIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Public Information Office
2003 Mill Road
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
(703) 838-4636
MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AUGUST 2, 2002
Alexandria Celebrates National Night Out
City officials and McGruff the Crime Fighting Dog will join the Alexandria Police Department in the 19th annual National Night Out, on Tuesday, August 6, from 6 p.m. to 10 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 27 Alexandria 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, Commonwealth’s Attorney S. Randolph Sengel and Chief of Police Charles E. Samarra will reaffirm the City’s commitment to fighting crime by visiting residents throughout the City.
McGruff, the K-9 Unit, the Bike Patrol, the Motorcycle Unit, and a U.S. Park Police mounted officer will tour neighborhoods and offer special demonstrations.
For further details on exact event times and locations, please call the Public Information Office.
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