[Archived] Alexandria to Celebrate 36th Annual National Night Out

For Immediate Release: July 30, 2019

On Tuesday, August 6, from 5 to 9 p.m., the Alexandria Police Department, Fire Department, Sheriff’s Office and other City agencies will partner to celebrate the 36th annual National Night Out. This special celebration is part of a nationwide crime and drug prevention effort sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW).

To heighten awareness of crime prevention, residents in neighborhoods across Alexandria will turn on their porch lights, host neighborhood cookouts and sponsor block parties in support of National Night Out. Members of City Council, City Manager Mark Jinks, Police Chief Michael Brown, Acting Fire Chief Corey Smedley, Sheriff Dana Lawhorne, other City officials and public safety personnel will reaffirm the City's commitment to keeping the Alexandria community safe and secure.

The Alexandria Police Department's K-9 Unit, Motor Unit, Bike Patrol, Command Bus, Armored Personnel Carrier, and Crime Scene Mobile Lab will tour neighborhoods and offer special demonstrations. Alexandria Fire Department engines and fire trucks will also come to various neighborhoods throughout the city.

National Night Out, a year-round community campaign, is designed to heighten crime prevention awareness; generate support for and participation in local anti-crime programs; strengthen neighborhood spirit and law enforcement community partnerships; and send a message to criminals that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

Participating Communities*

• 413 E. Howell Ave. | 5-9 p.m.
  400 Block
• 500 E. Luray Ave. | 6:30-9 p.m.
  500 Block (entire block of East Luray between DeWitt and Leslie avenues)
• 1400-1600 Oakcrest Drive | 6:30-9:30 p.m.
• ARHA - Charles Houston Recreation Center | 5-8 p.m.
  901 Wythe St. (parking lot) 
• ARHA - Hopkins-Tancil | 5-8 p.m.
  Ruby Tucker Family Center, 322 Tancil Court
• ARHA - Ladrey High Rise | 5-8 p.m.
  300 Wythe St.
• ARHA - Princess Square | 5-8 p.m.
  1500 Block of Princess St. (rear parking lot)
• ARHA - Quaker Hill Apartments | 5-8 p.m.
  Quaker Hill Community Center, 1100 Quaker Hill Drive
• Arlandria | 5:30-8:30 p.m.
  The Conservatory at Four Mile Run, 4109 Mt. Vernon Ave.
• Armistead Boothe Park | 5-7:30 p.m.
  520 Cameron Station Blvd.
• Brent Place | 6-8 p.m.
  375 S. Reynolds St.
• Brookville Seminary Valley | 5-8 p.m.
  Polk Elementary School (5000 Polk Ave.) 

• Canterbury Square | 6-8 p.m.
  5201 Duke St. (between 20 & 22 Canterbury Square next to the pool)
• Clover-College Park Civic Association | 5-8:30 p.m.
  1000 Vassar Drive (between Yale & Cambridge)
• Del Ray Citizens Association | 5-7:30 p.m.
  Pat Miller Square — Corner of Mt. Vernon and Oxford avenues (at the farmers’ market site)
• Edsall Bluff Pool Deck | 6:30-9:30 p.m.
  6135 Edsall Road
  
• Father Rankin House | 6-8 p.m.
  314 Duke St. (courtyard)
• Green House Condominiums | 6-7:30 p.m.
  5300 Holmes Run Parkway (Lobby)
• Hermitage | 4-6 p.m.
  5000 Fairbanks Ave.
• Hume Springs Citizens Association | 5-8 p.m.
  Hume Springs Playground Park,100 Dale St. (between W. Reed Avenue and Dale)
• Lennox Place at Sunnyside Courtyard | 6-8 p.m.
  Courtland Circle (Lennox Place) Common Area (intersection of Charles Avenue, Shorter Lane and Courtland Circle)
• Lincolnia Hills | 6-8 p.m.
  933 Moody Court
• Lloyd’s Apartments | 5-8 p.m.
  800 Tennessee Ave. (in front of rental office)
• Lynhaven | 6-8 p.m.
  Lynhaven Gateway Park (Rock Park), 101 Lynhaven Drive
• North Ridge Citizens Association | 5:30-8 p.m.
  George Mason Elementary School, 2601 Cameron Mills Road
  (Tarmac/playground area behind school)
• Park Place Condominiums | 6-8 p.m.
  2500 N. Van Dorn St.
• Place One Condominiums | 6:30-8:30 p.m.
  North Van Dorn St. / 5500 Holmes Run Parkway
• Potomac Yard | 6-8 p.m.
  2400 Main Line Blvd. (main park off Main Line Boulevard next to Bluemont Avenue)
• Seminary Civic Association | 5:30-8 p.m.
  1000 block of N. Quaker Lane (cul-de-sac at Woods Avenue/Place)
• Society Hill | 6-8 p.m.
  3806 Vermont Court
• Stone Gate Foundation | 6-8 p.m.
  4659 Kinsey Lane
• The Exchange at Van Dorn | 7-8 p.m.
  4840 Eisenhower Ave. (next to the clubhouse)
• Townes at Cameron Parke | 5-7 p.m.
  3827 Dominion Mill Drive (Watkins Mill Drive between Browns Mill and Cahill drives, in front of Tot Lot)
• Wakefield Tarleton Neighborhood | 6-8:30 p.m.
  4500 Blk. Holmes Run Parkway between S. Jordan and S. Jenkins streets
• Warwick Village Citizens Association | 5:30-7:30 p.m.
  Landover Park, 3301 Landover St.
• Watergate at Landmark Community Center | 6-8 p.m.
  211 Yoakum Parkway (multipurpose court next to the tennis courts, behind Building 3, 307 Yoakum Parkway)
• West End Condominiums | 5-8 p.m. 
  16 S. Van Dorn St. (grassy area behind building)
  
  

*Locations and details are subject to change. 

For more information or media inquiries about National Night Out 2019, contact the Alexandria Police Department Public Information Office at 703.746.6600.

NOTE: This news release was edited on July 31, 2019 to correct the name of one of the locations (EOS 21 to West End Condominiums) hosting a National Night Out activity.