Neighborhoods throughout Bellevue will come together Tuesday, Aug. 6 as part of the nationwide”National Night Out” crime and drug prevention event.
From noon to 6:30 p.m., a National Night Out community party will be at the Bellevue Crossroads Farmers Market (in front of the old Circuit City), on the eastside of Crossroads Bellevue shopping center, 800 block of 156th Avenue Northeast.
The National Night Out event designed to:
- Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness;
- Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime efforts;
- Send a message to criminals, letting them know neighborhoods are organized and fighting back; and
- Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships.
Residents in neighborhoods in Bellevue and throughout the nation are asked to lock their doors, turn on their outside lights and spend the evening with neighbors and police at National Night Out. People also are encouraged to start planning their own block parties and open houses.
This Bellevue event is for residents of all ages. There will be prizes for the kids, demonstrations by various public safety departments on ways to stay safe, entertainment, food and fun, all designed around a crime prevention/reduction message.
