Crime & Safety
Summit's National Night Out Against Crime Rescheduled
The annual night out will be held in October instead of August due to coronavirus, at the request of the national organization.
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Police Department has rescheduled its annual National Night Out event from Aug. 4 to Oct. 6, following a request from the National Association of Town Watch to move the annual event to that date to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.
National Night out is a community-building event that annually takes place on the first Tuesday in August. A variety of federal, state, county, and municipal-level agencies come together with community members in an effort to build a safer and well-connected community. In the past, there have been demonstrations by Union County SWAT, NJ State Police, FBI, K-9, and Summit Police, Fire, EMS, and Public Works Departments.
For more information on National Night Out, please visit natw.org.
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