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Albany Police Department's Safety Palooza

Please join us for the Albany Police Department's first-ever Safety Palooza! It is our grand kick-off event for and there's something for everyone.  National Night Out is all about creating stronger police & community partnerships and building a stronger sense of community & trust right in your own neighborhood. 

At Safety Palooza we will have activities for both kids & adults:

- go on a self-guided tour of the Police Department

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- climb a rock wall

- get your face painted

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- climb inside a police cruiser, a parking enforcement vehicle & a police van

- try on a duty belt & see if you can identify all the pocket holes

- check out our hostage negotiation tools

- test your safety skills & submit your entry in our raffle (fabulous prizes!)

The Emergency Operations Center and the 9-1-1 Dispatch Center will also be open. We'd love to show you around our facility and give you a better sense of what it is we do every day to help keep you as safe as possible.

See you July 30th between 1:00-4:00pm!

Questions? Contact Karina Tindol at ktindol@albanyca.org, 528.5755 desk, 812.6240 cell

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