SNOHOMISH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE– National Night Out

The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office has announced its annual National Night Out events for 2014. National Night Out (NNO) is held every year on the first Tuesday of August. This year’s events will occur on August 5^th. The purpose of NNO is to encourage crime prevention activities, police/community partnerships and community solidarity against crime.

This year, the Sheriff’s Office will have a presence at 6 NNO events including:

• Willis Tucker Community Park
• Darrington
• Gold Bar
• Granite Falls
• Snohomish
• Stanwood

At Willis Tucker Park, Stanwood, Granite Falls and Gold Bar the Sheriff’s Office will be accepting unwanted and expired medications as part of the Drug Take Back Program. For more information on the program go to:  http://www.takebackyourmeds.org/what-you-can-do/locations/temporary-drop-off-locations/@@locationsearch?county%3Astring%3Aignore_empty=Snohomish

For more information about the county’s NNO activities go to the Sheriff’s Office press release at: http://wa-snohomishcounty.civicplus.com/Archive.aspx?ADID=3906

Also, many local communities have sponsored their own block party events on the night of National Night Out. In the past you could register with the Sheriff’s Office to be on the list to possibly have a deputy visit your block party. This year, the Sheriff’s Office has automated the process through the Snohomish County web site. Registration is not a requirement, but it will help the Sheriff’s Office to better organize their response to your requests. Also, any community that registers will be listed online at: http://wa-snohomishcounty.civicplus.com/310/National-Night-Out.

To register, go to: http://wa-snohomishcounty.civicplus.com/FormCenter/SheriffNatl-Night-Out-26/National-Night-Out-2014-143.

For more information about National Night Out go to:

http://natw.org/