Auburn takes part in National Night Out Aug. 6

AUBURN — Festival Plaza and Main Street will be the scene for the Auburn Police Department’s National Night Out against crime Tuesday, Aug. 6. The event – which begins at 5:30 p.m. and goes until dusk — will draw Auburn residents downtown for food, fun, live music and a family-friendly block party.
This is the 16th year the Auburn Police Department has hosted National Night Out — a free, anti-crime, public safety event. Department staff and volunteers will serve up hotdogs, beverages and plenty of family style fun. There will be police equipment on display, and the Auburn Fire Department and other community partners will be on hand. Other highlights will include popcorn from the Marshall Popcorn Truck (an Auburn treasure), face painting, games and activities, a bounce house, an inflatable obstacle course and more. Volunteers will provide child identification kits, balloons and lots of give-aways.
Live music by “L-A Harley Band” will create the ultimate fun & festive atmosphere. City staff will be on-hand to promote Auburn’s 150th anniversary celebration, and the Auburn School Department will have information to share on the upcoming “Come Home, Auburn” alumni/homecoming event.
“This community is so supportive of our agency. We really enjoy getting everyone together each year to show the unbreakable police-community partnership that flourishes here in Auburn. When we stand, side-by-side, to push back the darkness of crime, our community is stronger and safer. This is community policing at its best,” said Police Chief Jason Moen.
For 36 years, NNO has been America’s annual “night out against crime.” It is a unique crime/drug-prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch. While Auburn residents spend Tuesday evening celebrating in Festival Plaza, 38 million people in more than 16,000 communities across America will be doing the exact same thing.
For more information on Auburn’s National Night Out, contact Liz Allen at 207-333-6650 X2070 or LAllen@AuburnMaine.gov.