The Signal Hill Police Department has been recognized as a 2012 award-winner by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW) for the department’s National Night Out (NNO) program, a nationwide campaign that promotes involvement in crime/drug prevention activities, strengthens relations between police and communities and encourages neighborhood camaraderie as part of a fight for “safer streets.”
This is the second consecutive year that the Signal Hill Police Department has been recognized by NATW, a non-profit organization that sponsors the annual event “dedicated to the development and promotion of organized, law enforcement-affiliated crime/drug prevention programs.”
Members involved in the event include, neighborhood-, crime-, community-, town- and block-watch groups, law enforcement agencies, state and regional crime-prevention associations and a variety of businesses, civic groups and individuals.
NATW’s annual NNO program is held on the first Tuesday of each August. Since 1984, ‘“National Night Out–America’s Night Out Against Crime” has grown to involve over 37 million people from more than 15,000 communities.
Signal Hill’s NNO event is held at Reservoir Park each year. “Signal Hill’s NNO program is really a concerted effort by the entire City to build positive community relations,” said Signal Hill Police Chief Michael Langston in a prepared statement. “All of the City’s departments, from public works to community services/parks and recreation are involved in NNO, as are many local businesses through generous financial support.”
Langston added that the Signal Hill City Council rescheduled its August 7 council meeting so councilmembers were able to attend the NNO event.
Source: SHPD
