Gearing Up for National Night Out

Photo courtesy of CHP, Hayward Office

National Night Out returns Tuesday, August 6. It is an annual community event that promotes partnerships between the police and neighborhoods to make people feel safer.

National Night Out (Tuesday, August 6) is an annual community event that promotes partnerships between the police and neighborhoods to make people feel safer. It enhances the relationship between local neighbors and law enforcement to bring the community together.  

In addition to larger events around the East Bay, the California Highway Patrol is offering smaller groups in Castro Valley the opportunity to schedule a CHP Officer to drive through their neighborhood and meet with them. 

“I would like the neighbors to get together, talk, and get to know each other to make the community safer,” CHP Officer Jennifer Pabst told the forum. “I believe that encouraging communication amongst the neighbors will help to make the areas they live in safer.”

To have your community group get a visit from the CHP, contact Officer Pabst at (510) 489-1500 to sign up.

Elsewhere, the Alameda County Sheriff's Office will be hosting its National Night Out event at the Hayward Adult School Courtyard on Princeton Street. The gathering starts at 5 p.m. and features informational booths, activities for children and adults, and a chance to have open discussions with Crime Prevention Unit deputies. The evening ends with a free dinner between 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The East Bay Regional Park Police Department is hosting its own National Night Out events from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Parkgoers are invited to celebrate with the community to strengthen ties. 

Activities include seeing fire trucks, talking with public safety officers and responders, a photo booth, a live DJ, and kids' activities.