National Night Out Photographed By Local Editorial Photographer For The Register News

National Night Out was celebrated in Bordentown Township at Joseph Lawrence Park on August 5th, 2014. The entire event was free, including face painting, police demonstrations, demonstrations, music, food and drinks. This awareness-raising event in the United States, is held the first Tuesday of August.

As found on Wikipedia:

The event has been held annually since 1984 and is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch in the United States and Canada.

The event is meant to increase awareness about police programs in communities, such as drug prevention, town watch, neighborhood watch, and other anti-crime efforts.

The events are typically organized by block watches, non-for-profit organizations, companies, and police departments. These events can be as simple as backyard cookouts to full-blown festivals like the one on the west side of Columbus, Ohio. The Ogden Block Watch in Columbus organizes one of the largest of this type of National Night Out festival which includes live music, food, and entertainment.

Bordentown Township Police Patrolman Kevin Guire demonstrates how their 3 year old, 100 lb German Shepherd, Boston, attacks a “criminal” Bordentown Township Police Detective Joshua Pavlov. Boston was purchased with seized drug money.

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