7 Delco Police Departments Hosting National Night Out Events Tues

DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — Aug. 6 marks the annual National Night out event across the country where police and the community come together for fun, education, and more. And seven Delaware County police departments are participating.

National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make neighborhoods safer and strengthen the community.

This year seven police departments in Delaware County are participating including Haverford, Lansdowne, Marcus Hook, Marple, Springfield, Upland and Upper Darby.

National Night Out was founded in 1984 by Lower Merion resident and Town Watch volunteer, Matt Peskin.

Thirty-five years later, millions of residents take part in National Night Out across thousands of communities from all fifty states, U.S. territories and military bases worldwide on the first Tuesday in August.

Neighborhoods host block parties, festivals, parades, cookouts and various other community events with safety demonstrations, seminars, youth events, visits from emergency personnel, exhibits and much more.

Council commended those involved in planning the local Night Out events and noted that National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement and strengthens the sense of community in Delaware County.

2019 National Night Out events include:

• Haverford: 6 p.m. — 9 p.m. Quarry Center (116 W. Township Line Rd. Havertown)
• Lansdowne: 6 p.m. — 8 p.m. at the N. Highland Ave. Municipal Lot (26 N. Highland Ave., Lansdowne)
• Marcus Hook: 6 p.m. — 8 p.m. at Market Square Park. (1015 Green St, Marcus Hook)
• Marple: 5 p.m. — 8 p.m. at Cardinal O'Hara High School. (1701 S. Sproul Rd., Springfield)
• Springfield: 6 p.m. — 9 p.m. in the parking lot of the Springfield Country Club. (400 W Sproul Rd., Springfield)
• Upland: 6 p.m. — 8:30 p.m. at Bristol Lord Field (6th & Main St., Upland)
• Upper Darby: 6 p.m. — 8 p.m. at Upper Darby High School. (601 N. Lansdowne Ave, Drexel Hill)

The Delaware County Heroin Task Force’s Mobile Drug Collection Unit will be collecting expired and unwanted medications at each of the Night Out events in Delaware County.