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Celebrate National Night Out in Riverdale Park Tuesday

The town will participate in the nationwide event on August 6.

Join the Riverdale Park Police Department on August 6 as it celebrates National Night Out, a nationwide event to promotes crime prevention, crime awareness and neighborhood unity.

Celebrating its 30 anniversary this year, National Night Out was launched by the  National Association of Town Watch in an effort to increase community-police partnerships and community camaraderie. 

According to the National Night Out website, that first year, 2.5 million people in 400 communities 23 states participated. Now, more than 37 million people in 15,000 communities spanning all 50 states, U.S. territories, military bases and even some Canadian cities hold National Night Out events.

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Riverdale Park’s event will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Town Center parking lot on Tuesday, August 6. There will be games, food, music and giveaways. The event is free all community members are welcome.


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