Crime & Safety

Police Officers, Firefighters Demonstrate How They do Their Jobs

The 2013 edition of National Night Out will be Aug. 6.

The sounds of gunfire will be heard at Wills Park on Aug. 6, but don't be alarmed. It's time for the 2013 National Night Out.

The Alpharetta Department of Public Safety and the City of Milton will team up for this year's event, which will take place from 6-9 p.m. at the Wills Park Equestrian Center.

This year’s event will involve a state of the art SWAT bus, an active SWAT scenario, police and fire vehicles, K-9 demonstrations, firefighter demonstrations and a bounce house for the children.

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Parents are warned that some of the demonstrations involve the use of simulated blank gunfire and/or noise making devices.

Come and enjoy all of the hotdogs and hamburgers you can eat prepared by public safety professionals and volunteers. Business partners including Chick-fil-A, Target, Dairy Queen and Costco are donating products for this year’s event, plus the Alpharetta Public Safety Foundation will be serving ice cream.

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 “This is a great event for our community, said Gary George, director of the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety. "I invite everyone to the National Night Out event to watch your public safety professionals in action and to enjoy the festivities and food. This is a great event to attend with friends, family and children.”

The National Night Out campaign started in 1984 as an effort to promote involvement in crime prevention activities, establish community-police partnerships and to instill neighborhood camaraderie.

National Night Out now involves over 37 million people throughout the United States and other countries. 


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