U.S. Attorney’s Office for Western District of Kentucky Joining Law Enforcement, Community Leaders and Neighbors for National Night Out

Louisville, KY - Today, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Kentucky is joining law enforcement partners, community leaders and neighbors at the Louisville Metro Police Department's National Night Out events across Louisville to promote stronger, safer communities. The office will also host an information booth featuring crime prevention tips and safety resources for families at LMPD's Eighth Division event at Warren Walker Park in the Douglass Hills neighborhood.

United States Attorney Kyle Bumgarner stated, "Our prosecutors have devoted their careers to making our communities safer. National Night Out is an important event for members of our office to build camaraderie with people we serve and to have a lot of fun."

National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes partnerships and camaraderie between law enforcement and the communities they serve to make our neighborhoods safer places to live. Millions of people take part in National Night Out across thousands of communities throughout the country on the first Tuesday of August in most areas of the country.

Coordinated by local law enforcement and trained volunteers, National Night Out provides an opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances. Neighborhoods host block parties, cookouts, festivals, parades, safety demonstrations, seminars, youth events, visits from emergency personnel and more. National Night Out sends a message that neighbors are united and working together to keep their communities and each other safe.

National Night Out was established in 1984 with funding from the Bureau of Justice Assistance of the U.S. Department of Justice. The program is administered by the National Association of Town Watch, a nationwide non-profit organization.

For more information, visit https://natw.org/Links to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link..

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