National Night Out Is Back This Year In South Brunswick

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — On Thursday, the South Brunswick Police Department once again highlighted outreach programs and community policing efforts. And here's some good news, National Night Out is back on this year.

After being canceled for the past two years due to COVID-19, the police department's most popular community outreach program will be held this year on Aug. 2, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., at Rowland Park. More details will be given later.

National Night Out is the police department's biggest and most anticipated community event of the year. They usually host up to 7,000 residents, provide free food, games, prizes, and displays. "We see this event as essential to maintaining lines of communication with our community, a necessity, as a police department is strongest when it has the full support of the community behind it," the department said.

At the same time, the department also highlighted another community outreach program. Through these programs, the police department hopes to build trust with the South Brunswick community and provide the best service they can offer.

"Our goal is to partner with a variety of individuals and groups throughout town, develop shared goals, and act together to reach those goals," the police department said.

In the spotlight this week is Neighborhood Watch.

The Neighborhood Watch program teams officers up with community members in an attempt to keep a watchful eye on our neighborhoods. Citizens are trained to be good observers, contacting police when they see anything amiss in their neighborhood. "Over the past few years, we were unable to form many new groups, instead of dedicating our resources to assisting existing groups virtually," police said.

For 2022, the department will renew its efforts to train new Neighborhood Watch groups. Any communities interested can reach out to the Community Policing Division at (732)329-4000 x7459 for more information.