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August 2, 2010

National Night Out in Baltimore

Tuesday is National Night Out, an effort to rally residents to fight crime and show solidarity to take back their streets. Earlier posts have detailed schedules for surrounding counties. Here is a list of what is planned in Baltimore City (for more details, contact local police district):

The first National Night Out was started in 1984, with the event culminating on the first Tuesday in August. Last year's National Night Out campaign involved citizens, businesses, and law enforcement agencies from over 15,000 communities across the country. In all, over 36 million people participated in National Night Out 2009.

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT is designed to:
-Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness
-Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships
-Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

Communities participate in National Night Out with a variety of events and activities including:
-block parties, cookouts
-visits from law enforcement officers and elected officials
-parades, exhibits
-community walks
-youth programs

National Night Out has proven to be an effective and enjoyable program to promote police-community partnerships in our fight against crime.

The benefits derived from National Night Out will extend well beyond the one night.

The Baltimore Police Department will be participating in the following events for National Night Out on Tuesday August 3, 2010

CD: 800 Reservoir Street 6pm-10pm
SE: 100 Luzerne Avenue 6pm-9pm
ED: 800 Bonaparte Road 4pm-8pm
NE: 3300 Hillen Road 6pm-8pm
ND: 4000 Old York Road 6pm-8pm
NW: 5100 Parkheights Ave 4pm-8pm
WD: 2000 Presbury Street 5pm-8pm
SW: Pulaski/Alston Street 6pm-8pm
SD: 1118 Cherry Hill Road 6pm-8pm
SD: 600 S. Paca Street 6pm-8pm

Contact your local Police District for a list of additional National Night Out events.

Posted by Peter Hermann at 11:58 AM | | Comments (1)
        

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Southeast:
Come join us Tuesday evening from 6-9pm on the 100 block of Luzerne for Free Food, Bike engraving, crafts for kids, a mini self defense class and tips on how to make our neighborhood a safer place to be. The mounted unit will be there! This is a free event sponsored by PPNA and the Southeast Police Department.

Posted by: Patterson Park Neighborhood Association | August 3, 2010 1:12 PM

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About Peter Hermann
Peter Hermann started covering news for The Baltimore Sun in 1990, first in Anne Arundel County and, starting in 1994, reporting on the Baltimore Police Department. In 2001, he was assigned to Jerusalem as the Baltimore Sun's Middle East correspondent. He returned in 2005 as an assistant city editor overseeing crime coverage. In 2008, Peter returned to the beat as a daily reporter and blogger. A recent BBC report featured him in a segment on the harsh realities of covering crime in Baltimore.

Coverage will focus on crime trends, problems in neighborhoods in the city and elsewhere, profiles of victims and police officers and try to offer readers a fresh perspective on one of the most vexing issues facing Baltimore and its future.

Contributing to this blog is Justin Fenton, who joined The Sun in 2005 and has covered the Baltimore City Police Department and the criminal justice system since 2008. His work includes an investigation into Cal Ripken Jr.’s minor league baseball stadium deal with his hometown of Aberdeen, a three-part series chronicling a ruthless con woman, coverage of the killing of five Amish children at a schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pa., and a job swap with a British crime reporter to explore differences in crime-fighting. A special report looking into how city police handle rape cases led to sweeping reforms that changed the way sexual assaults are investigated in Baltimore. He was recognized as the best reporter in Baltimore by the City Paper in 2010 and by Baltimore Magazine in 2011.
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