Bay City Police asking residents to participate in National Night Out

The Bay City Police Department is asking area residents to join its officers in a nationwide effort to generate a sense of community and prevent crime. From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Aug. 7, the department is participating in the 29th Annual National Night Out, an event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch. The effort is occurring in more than 15,110 communities in all 50 states, U.S. territories, military bases and Canadian cities. This year, Target is serving as a national corporate sponsor. Police are asking citizens throughout Bay City to lock their doors, turn on their outside lights and spend the evening outside with neighbors and officers. The department is hosting games, exhibits, youth activities, a chili cook-off, a $2 swim and more at the Community Center in Veterans Memorial Park.

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