“National Night Out” Celebrated

Hundreds of people gathered in New Britain’s Central Park to enjoy food, music and community at the 2019 “National Night Out.”

The annual event is was hosted by the New Britain Police Department, and New Britain Police Athletic League (PAL.

The 2019 event, held on August 6th, was organized featuring New Britain Police, SWAT, Fire and EMS vehicles, Police K-9 dogs, face painting, fingerprinting with New Britain Police detectives, a free cookout, music, games and prizes.

The New Britain event is one of many of similar events throughout the country. The National Night Out website has said the program,

is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community. Furthermore, it provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances.