Brick Set To Celebrate National Night Out, Kids Night

BRICK, NJ — Brick Township police and emergency services personnel will be on hand Tuesday night as the township marks the annual National Night Out and Kids Night.

The event begins at 6 p.m. at Windward Beach Park and will include the Brick Youth Police Camp graduation.

There will be numerous displays and exhibits designed to educate residents about law enforcement and what the Brick Township Police Department is doing to protect the community. There will be face painting, slides, games and exhibits, and more.

For Kids Night, various organizations and businesses that serve young people will be on hand to host games and distribute information to families.

National Night Out started in 1984 as an effort to help communities fight crime by building a partnership between the police and the community, where people could begin taking back their neighborhoods by gathering in the streets one summer night each year, turning on their house and porch lights, and celebrating their power to control events in the community. It began in 400 communities in 1984 and now is held in more than 16,000 communities annually, according to the National Night Out website.

A Brick Township K-9 and his handler give a demonstration at the 2014 National Night Out event in Brick. Photo via Township of Brick, Municipal Government Facebook page