Tonight is the night!  National Night Out against crime is taking place at Vanatta Park (behind 7-11 on Derry Street in Swatara Township) from 6pm to 9pm tonight.  Come out and join us as we take a stand against crime in and around our neighborhoods.  This will be our 15th year participating in National Night Out.  There will be FREE food and drinks along with many activities for kids of all ages.  NNO is our department's largest event of the year and provides an opportunity for you to come out and meet our officers on a more personal basis in a relaxed atmosphere.  We are really excited for this year's event as we have a few new additions to showcase such as our MCSAP vehicle (heavy truck enforcement), electric motorcycle, our newest patrol K-9 "Santi," and our newest member of the department "Tattoo," who is our therapy dog assigned to the School Resource Officer.  Other activities that are taking place include a rock climbing wall, inflatable obstacle course, mechanical bull, use of force simulator, face painting, juggler, clown act, karate demonstration, a visit from MARCO of the Dauphin County Library, and a visit from the Stat Medivac helicopter which will be landing at the park around 745pm.  There will also be over 60 vendors from throughout the Harrisburg area representing non-profits, businesses and other organizations.

Police activities include:

Patrol vehicle display

Police K-9 Bite and Command Demonstration starting at 645pm (large baseball field)

Basketball Free Throw Contest starting at 7pm (tennis court)

Push Up and Sit Up challenge taking place throughout the duration of the event (tennis courts)

Field Sobriety Testing through the Fatal Vision Goggles (tennis courts)

Pedal Kart Activity through the Fatal Vision Goggles (tennis courts)

Water Balloon Toss taking place at 815pm (large baseball field)

Coloring Contest and FREE Build it yourself kits (courtesy of Home Depot) taking place throughout the duration of the event (basketball courts)

FREE FOOD INCLUDES (while supplies last):

Hot Dogs

Chips

Cotton Candy

Snow Cones

Hershey's Ice Cream

Tasty Cake Treats

Pizza

Soda

Water

PARKING:

Fire police will be on site to assist with those who are crossing over Derry Street as most people will find parking along public streets in the Lawnton area.  We also have a large parking lot available at the AFSCME Health and Welfare building, which can be accessed by turning onto 43rd street (south side of Derry Street) and following it into the parking lot area.  The address for this building is 150 South 43rd Street Harrisburg, PA.  From this parking lot it is just a 2 block walk to the park (no shuttle service).  

Come out and join us for a fun night with the family.  We hope to see you there!