Crime & Safety

Police Announce 'National Night Out 2022' Plans In Rohnert Park

Kid-friendly bounce house, games, food, K-9 units & more planned at the main station at 475 City Center Drive in Rohnert Park.

National Night Out is Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022.
National Night Out is Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (Courtesy of National Night Out)

ROHNERT PARK, CA — The Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety will host its National Night Out event Tuesday, Aug. 2 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in front of the main station at 475 City Center Drive in Rohnert Park.

On the free, family-friendly agenda are games, food, a bounce house, plus visits from area K-9 units and police and fire departments.

The nationwide National Night Out tradition began in a Pennsylvania town in 1970, and the annual campaign, intended to build police and community camaraderie, began expanding across the country in 1984.

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Now in its 39th year, the event, typically held on the first Tuesday in August, is celebrated in communities throughout the U.S. with neighborhood block parties, parades, cookouts, safety demonstrations and visits from law enforcement and emergency personnel.

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