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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Tuesday, July 19,
2005
SUBJECT:
22nd ANNUAL NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
TEXT:
Sheriff Jim Denney invites all Sutter
County residents to join the men and women of the Sutter County
Sheriff’s Department in participating in the “22nd
Annual National Night Out” crime and drug prevention event on
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005.
National Night Out is “America’s
Night Out Against Crime”. National Night Out is sponsored by the
National Association of Town Watch (NATW) and is co-sponsored by the
Sutter County Sheriff’s Department. Communities from all 50 states,
U.S. Territories, Canadian Cities and military bases around the world
will participate in this event. Millions of people are expected to
participate in this year’s Night Out Against Crime.
National Night Out is designed to:
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Heighten crime and drug awareness.
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Generate support for and
participation in local anti-crime efforts.
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Strengthen neighborhood spirit and
police community partnerships
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Send a message to criminals letting
them know neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.
From 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on August 2rd,
residents in neighborhoods throughout Sutter County, and across the
nation are asked to lock their doors, turn on outside lights and spend
the evening outside with neighbors and law enforcement. Many
neighbors throughout Sutter County will be hosting a variety of
special events such as block parties, cookouts, parades, neighborhood
strolls and youth activities.
Members of the Sheriff’s Command
Staff, S.E.D. team, Bike Patrol, K-9 Unit, Swift Water Rescue and
Patrol division will be visiting the various neighborhoods during this
event. Please join the men and women of the Sutter County Sheriff’s
Department in this night out. You can pledge your support and
participation by completing a National Night Out Participation Pledge
Form and returning it by July 27th, 2005. The Forms are
available at the Sutter County Sheriff’s Department at 1077 Civic
Center Boulevard, Yuba City or on the Sheriff’s Department web site at
www.suttersheriff.org
Contact Sergeant Don Darrough at
822-7307 for additional information.
E-mail Sergeant Darrough at –
ddarrough@co.sutter.ca.us
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JIM DENNEY
SHERIFF - CORONER
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