Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Police used the national evening of crime and neighborhood safety awareness to educate residents about the services they provide.
Residents of Chatham Township gathered at five block parties to celebrate the 29th annual National Night Out. Mayor Nicole Hagner, Deputy Mayor Robert Gallop and Committee Member Kathy Abbott joined the Chatham Township Police Department and Chatham Emergency Squad to tour the block parties and let residents get to know their emergency responders. Residents asked police and officials about the new location of the Chatham Township gazebo and about traffic and pedestrian safety. Police also used the evening to give out safety tips and discuss the township's new community policing program. Residents will notice an increase in police presence in their neighborhoods once the program starts later this year. Other services police offer are house …
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Emergency responders will attend block parties to teach residents about the importance of safety.
National Night Out, now in its 29th year returns to Chatham Township Tuesday. Chatham Township residents hosted six separate block parties in 2011 and seven in 2010, attended by the Chatham Township Police Department, Green Village Fire Department, Chatham Township Fire Department and Chatham Emergency Squad. Locations this year include: All block parties will be visited by members of the Chatham Township Police Department, elected officials from Chatham Township, and McGruff the Crime Dog. National Night Out began as an effort by the National Association of Town Watch to educate residents on how to prevent crimes and drug use in their neighborhoods and to strengthen relationships between local police and residents. In 2011, citizens, law …
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Police say neighbors should be familiar with each other and the authorities.
Chatham Township residents met McGruff the Crime Dog and representatives from the Chatham Township Police Department and Chatham Emergency Squad on Tuesday during the 28th National Night Out. Residents throughout the township hosted block parties and invited their friends and neighbors to reconnect with each other. Township Committee members and representatives from the Chatham Township Police Department went to visit each of the six block parties to heighten crime awareness and drug prevention. "It's important to know your neighbors," Detective Christopher Slayton said, "and that's what National Night Out is about." Slayton also said that National Night Out is "just as much ... about getting comfortable with the police. People should feel…
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Chatham Township Volunteer Fire Department
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30 Hilltop Ter, Chatham, NJ
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Green Village Volunteer Fire Department
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011
The nation-wide night of crime awareness takes place Tuesday evening.
Chatham Township Police said that six neighborhoods are hosting block parties for the 28th Annual National Night Out on Tuesday evening. Parties begin at 6 p.m. at the following locations: A map to the right shows the locations. National Night Out began as an effort to educate residents on how to prevent crimes and drug use in their neighborhoods and to strengthen relationships between local police and residents. All block parties will be visited by members of the Chatham Township Police Department, elected officials from Chatham Township, and McGruff the Crime Dog. Seven Chatham block parties were held for National Night Out in 2010. Summit, Madison and East Hanover were among the over 15,000 other communities within the US, US …
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Green Village Volunteer Fire Department
529 Green Village Rd, Green Village, NJ
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Chatham Township Volunteer Fire Department
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Monday, July 25, 2011
The annual night of safety is meant to enhance crime prevention.
On Aug. 2, Chatham Township will participate in the 28th Annual National Night Out. National Night Out began as an effort to educate residents on how to prevent crimes and drug use in their neighborhoods and to strengthen relationships between local police and residents. On National Night Out, the Chatham Township Police encourage residents to "show your community spirit" by organizing a block party in your neighborhood. Any residents interested in organizing a block party are encouraged to contact Sgt. Maureen Kazaba of the Chatham Township Police Department for more information. All block parties will be visited by members of the Chatham Township Police Department, elected officials from Chatham Township, and McGruff the Crime Dog. Seven…
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