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Posted on: July 11, 2013

[ARCHIVED] Fishers National Night Out Event

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 11, 2013

(Fishers, In) – On Tuesday, August 6, 2013 neighborhoods throughout Fishers are being asked to join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the “30th Annual National Night Out” crime and drug prevention event. National Night Out, which is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch and co-sponsored by the Fishers Police Department, will involve over 15,000 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities and military bases around the world. In all, over 37.5 million people are expected to participate in “America’s Night Out Against Crime”. NNO 2013 corporate sponsors are Target, Nextdoor.com and Associa. Local sponsors include Fastsigns, the Evelo Team with Keller Williams Realty, Ruth Chris Steakhouse, and Crossfit Indy North.

National Night Out is designed to: (1) Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness; (2) Generate support for , and participation in, local anticrime efforts; (3) Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and (4) Send a message to criminals letting them know neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

From 6 to 9 p.m. on August 6th, residents in neighborhoods throughout Fishers and across the nation are asked to lock their doors, turn on outside lights and spend the evening outside with neighbors and police. Fishers residents are invited to join the police department in the Nickel Plate District. The band Tenth of Never will play live music in the Nickel Plate Amphitheater. There will be activities for kids, information tents, demonstrations by some of the police department’s specialty teams (K-9, Dive, and ERT), food trucks and more.

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