The City of National City is proud to be participating in National Night Out Against Crime for the eighth year. Events will kick-off at the Municipal Pool in Las Palmas Park on August 7 at 5:00 p.m.
The National City Police Department will have static displays for residents to interact with including SWAT equipment, the Mobile Command Vehicle, and their will be a special appearance from “McGruff The Crime Dog”.
National City Firefighters Association Local 2744 will be grilling an All-American fare of hamburgers and hotdogs for the first 300 participants. The pool will be open for a special free session of night swim.
National Night Out is designed to heighten crime, drug and violence prevention awareness, generate support for, and participation in local anticrime programs, strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships, and send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back. It is anticipated that over 35 million people in over 11,000 communities will participate in this year’s National Night Out activities.
