Will you celebrate National Night Out?
Have you ever attended the Janesville Police Department’s annual National Night Out event? This year’s version will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday on the streets next to the department, 100 N. Jackson St. The free event, offering food and fun, will be held rain or shine.
Food will include even more hot dogs and pulled pork sandwiches. The event ran out of food in the first hour last year, so organizers will be preparing more this time around.
Fun will include chances for kids to have their photos taken while sitting inside a squad car, a fire truck, an ambulance and a garbage truck. Kids can enjoy games courtesy of Janesville Leisure Services and the local Vietnam Veterans of America. Young and old can watch as police demonstrate use of a Taser, the Special Weapons and Tactics team uses pepper balls and gas, and two police dogs take down a subject.
The 5K Fun Run Against Crime, which benefits CrimeStoppers, starts at 7 p.m., and you can register before the race. CrimeStoppers will offer child fingerprinting kits. Local organizations will provide information about their programs. In a drawing, someone will win a 32-inch flat-screen TV donated by Target.
How did this national observance get started, and how can it help fight crime? We’ll explain in our editorial Tuesday.
Greg Peck can be reached at (608) 755-8278 or gpeck@gazettextra.com. Or follow him on Twitter or Facebook
Aug 8, 2012 at 1:06 p.m.
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janesvillean- resorting to spamming now to promote Yuri ? Desperation is setting in .
Aug 7, 2012 at 11:59 p.m.
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hg, there was no admission fee and yes, the ice cream was also free. That's why we put FREE ICE CREAM SOCIAL on the signs!
Aug 7, 2012 at 10:34 p.m.
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Im sure it was a big turn out... any other event that happens is shut down by the cops. Whos going to shut these guys down?
Aug 7, 2012 at 4:14 p.m.
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Hey Janesvillean, Does Free mean the ice cream is free or it is just free to get in the park and be around?
Aug 7, 2012 at 2:47 p.m.
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Frogger, your right and since i got home from work and found the grand daughter spending the night i guess the PD bash is a better idea.
Aug 7, 2012 at 1:05 p.m.
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hg- if the Harley thing is a WEEKLY thing then you could skip it once since this is a yearly thing.
I would like to go but have lots to do before a big event coming up soon.
Aug 7, 2012 at 12:12 p.m.
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It's great that Janesville has so many free events open to the public. Maybe we've got some life in us yet!
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Another event that's right downtown is the FREE ice cream social and concert in the park being given by the Yuri Rashkin for Assembly campaign. It starts at 6 but will last into the evening. Whenever you're done with Kutter or National Night Out, come by for some treats and music. Yuri will be joined on stage by Teresa Nguyen, the Steve Doiel Trio, and Winkler-Hatfield. We hope there's enough going on for everyone to find something to enjoy!
Aug 7, 2012 at 9:42 a.m.
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Too bad it is on a Tuesday night. The festivities and music at Kutters Weekly Tuesday Night Bike Night out way the PD's activities. And no you do not have to be a biker to join in the fun. It is for anyone and everyone who wants to come.
Aug 7, 2012 at 9:28 a.m.
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See Sigma, they do it all over our country, or NATION, so it is called NATIONAL Night Out.
Do you understand now?
Aug 7, 2012 at 9:02 a.m.
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How is this national?
Aug 7, 2012 at 7:31 a.m.
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lovemycountry-What is your point in reference to this article?
I think in the wake of the heroics by the Oak Creek officers this week people would have a little gratitude and respect for officers of the law and the potential situations they can see every day. But no, we have LMC posting links to some random and unconnected story a half a country away.
Thank you JPD for your dedication and for sponsoring this event.
Aug 7, 2012 at 7:13 a.m.
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Perhaps a doughnut eating contest would be nice.
Aug 6, 2012 at 10:19 p.m.
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Police use taser on deaf crime victim: http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/crime-la...
Aug 6, 2012 at 9:12 p.m.
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I attended this with my kids a couple years ago. It was a fun time, kids played games, watched the demonstrations. I will go again, maybe the one in Milton this year.
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