Towson to Feature Rally, Motorcade in Fight Against Crime

Every summer, Towson Area Citizens on Patrol helps bring community members and public safety officials together for National Night Out.

This year’s event will include a rally and motorcade through 25 neighborhoods monitored by the Towson Area Citizens on Patrol (TACOP), according to a statement from the organization.

To participate in the night out, residents can attend the rally, turn on their lights, walk through their neighborhoods, talk to police or cheer on the motorcade.

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The rally starts at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 4, at Towson Place shopping center on Putty Hill Avenue, in front of Toys R Us and Michael’s.

TACOP volunteers, Baltimore County police, the Providence Volunteer Fire Company and others will be there.

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Rally attendees are encouraged to bring nonperishable food or travel-sized toiletry items, which will be donated to the Assistance Center of Towson Churches for those in need.

After the rally, police and fire vehicles will lead a motorcade through Towson neighborhoods in a show of solidarity.

Towson is one of thousands of communities that will take part in National Night Out, an effort designed to bring police and residents together under positive circumstances to strengthen their relationship.

Photo from 2012 National Night Out in Towson.