28th Annual National Night Out (NNO), August 2, 2011

City of Hollywood Neighborhoods Celebrate
28th Annual National Night Out
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Neighborhoods throughout Hollywood will join communities across the
nation in an effort to give crime a going away party by participating in the 28th Annual National
Night Out (NNO) to be held on Tuesday, August 2, 2011. Neighborhoods, Civic and
Homeowners’ Associations will be hosting block parties to encourage residents to get to know
their neighbors and partner with the Hollywood Police Department to help keep their
neighborhoods safe.
For National Night Out, neighbors get together to plan parties for their neighborhood. These
gatherings range from small barbeque cookouts with a few neighbors to parties held at
recreational and community centers with lots of food and activities for young and old alike.
Residents are creative! They have informational booths, bounce houses, demonstrations and
other events. Past block parties have included super hero themes and neighborhood hayrides.
In addition, residents will be able to meet members of Crime Watch and the Crime Watch Mobile
Patrol, Hollywood Police Chief Chadwick Wagner, members of the Hollywood Police Command
Staff, Hollywood Police Officers, City Officials and Crime Prevention Specialists. Each year, the
Department staff makes stops at the scheduled block parties throughout the City. It’s a great
time to see how residents and neighbors come together to “Take a Stand against Crime”.
Although National Night Out is officially held just once a year, it’s important for residents to
educate themselves on safety and crime prevention, work with the City of Hollywood Police
Department to start, join and be active in their neighborhood Crime Watch Program and Crime
Watch Mobile Patrol Program and to also practice measures of crime prevention. Getting
involved can be easy — from reporting suspicious activities and locking your doors to not leaving
valuables inside your vehicles.