National Night Out | 08.08.2007 | 06:43:21 | Views: 5184 | ID: August 8 '07: August 7 was National Night Out and the Henry Daily Herald in Georgia reported local law enforcement efforts to engage the community "to learn how they can take a more active role in keeping their communities safe, while developing better relationships with the law enforcement community." The Daily Herald continued, "representatives from the Henry County Emergency Management Agency and 911 center will have information about September's Emergency Preparedness Month, as well as the county's Community Emergency Response Team program." The National Night Out program is in its 24th year. More than 10,000 communities and 34 million people participated in the U.S. On its webiste, the NNO organizers said their goal was to raise crime and drug prevention awareness; help generate support for local anticrime programs; and help build community-based police partnerships.
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