Carlsbad CA— On Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015, The City of Carlsbad will be participating in ‘National Night Out’.
The Police Department is inviting community members to participate in National Night Out by planning an outside neighborhood gathering like a block party, barbeque or potluck, and members of the police department will visit your gathering between the hours of 5:30 p.m. and 9 p.m.
To participate in National Night Out, register your outside neighborhood gathering with the Police Department by emailing jodee.sasway@carlsbadca.gov.
Please share the following:

• Name
• Phone number
• Location (address)
• Type of gathering
• How many adults and how many children

Since 1984, National Night Out has highlighted community involvement in crime prevention activities, police/community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie. These year-long efforts are celebrated during National Night Out with an evening that showcases efforts toward teamwork and collaboration.
The first National Night Outs were fairly simple. In most communities, it amounted largely to lights on vigils and some basic information being delivered to the community. The event was quite popular however, drawing out two and one half million participants in both Canada and the United States.
Today, National Night Out draws in over 37 million people from over ten thousand different communities across all 50 states, and the event has changed in other ways, too.
The focus of National Night Out is on bringing neighbors and communities together, with festivals, block parties, cookouts, parades, and various other similar events as common ways for communities to come together on National Night Out.
National Night Out seeks to send a message that the City of Carlsbad is a strong and organized team that is actively working to prevent crime.