The Dane County Sheriff’s Office would like to invite citizens to the 27th Annual National Night Out. National Night Out is a unique crime and drug prevention event scheduled for Tuesday, August 3, 2010. The Sheriff’s Office event will be held at Bert Deans Park in the Village of Dane, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm.
This years’ event will have numerous members from the Dane County Sheriff’s Office specialized units including: Tactical Response Team, Boat Patrol, Traffic Team, Motorcycle Patrol, K9 Unit, and Bike Patrol. Also attending is a DNR Warden, the Dane Fire Department, Waunakee EMS, Henry Vilas Zoo visitors, personnel from the Dane County Communication Center, and the Dane Police Department. McGruff the Crime Dog will make an appearance and UW Med Flight will be landing at about 6:00 pm depending on availability and weather conditions.
Come visit the dunk tank featuring “Dunk The Deputy” among other volunteers like Marc Lovicott from Channel 3 News. Z104 will provide music and the DCDSA Explorer Post will be serving refreshments. Numerous raffles prizes will be given away!
The National Association of Town Watch introduced National Night Out in 1984 in an effort to heighten awareness and strengthen participation in local anticrime efforts. It’s a national program coordinated by local crime prevention agencies and organizations. Since 1984, the event has grown to involve more than 34 million people in over 10,000 communities from all 50 states.
This night is an opportunity for residents to promote police-community partnerships, crime prevention, and neighborhood camaraderie. In addition, National Night Out strengthens neighborhood spirit, sending a message to criminals that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.
Bert Deans Park is located at 120 Railroad St. in the Village of Dane. Access the park by turning south off of CTH V/HWY 113 onto Railroad St. If you have any questions, please contact Deputies Josalyn Longley, Brook Gagner, Rich Bennett or Leslie Fox at 608-833-9560.
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