7/27/2010 9:51:00 PM
Enjoy some music, learn about crime prevention at National Night Out kick-off
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| | To start a Block Watch: | • In Prescott, contact Traces Gordon, Tony Palermo or Domenick Negri in the Prescott Police Department's Crime Prevention Section by calling 777-1967, e-mailing traces.gordon@prescott-az.gov, or stopping by the police station to fill out a National Night Out official block party registration form.
• In Prescott Valley, call Gene McFarland, community officer for the Prescott Valley Police Department, at 772-5117, or e-mail him at gmcfarland@pvaz.net.
• In other areas of Yavapai County, call Dwight D'Evelyn, crime prevention coordinator for the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, at 777-7441, or e-mail him at Dwight.Develyn@co.yavapai.az.us.
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The Daily Courier
Crime prevention teams for the Prescott and Prescott Valley police departments and the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office invite everyone to their National Night Out kick-off featuring a free concert by Road 1 South, a local blues band, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 2, at the Yavapai County Courthouse Plaza.
People are urged to bring their families to enjoy the music and learn more about crime prevention from local law enforcement agencies during the band's breaks, said Traces Gordon, crime prevention specialist with the Prescott Police Department.
Representatives from Prescott, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, Prescott Yavapai Tribal, and Yavapai College police departments, as well as the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, the Arizona Department of Public Safety, Prescott Fire Department personnel, and emergency dispatchers will be available for questions, Gordon said.
The free concert is held the day before National Night Out - America's
Night Out Against Crime, which encourages neighbors to get together with block parties or other events, meet local law enforcement, and participate in crime prevention programs.
While turning your home's outdoor lights on and hanging out in front of your home remain part of National Night Out, police encourage neighbors to get together and do something fun to get to know each other, such as hosting potlucks, ice cream socials, block parties or barbecues, Gordon said.
"The Block Watch program continues to grow each year," Gordon said. "When people see it's fun, they're going to get involved."
Dwight D'Evelyn, crime prevention coordinator for the Yavapai County Sheriff's office said he'd like to see the number of Block Watch groups across Yavapai County continue to grow.
"We get more calls for service from areas with active Block Watches, because they are more aware of what's going on," D'Evelyn said. "We'd rather they'd call us when they see something suspicious so we can check it out."
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