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Cobb Police host National Night Out on Aug. 3

To promote friendship among community members and law enforcement officials, the National Night Out celebration will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 3 at Jim R. Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road, Marietta. (Courtesy of Cobb County)
To promote friendship among community members and law enforcement officials, the National Night Out celebration will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 3 at Jim R. Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road, Marietta. (Courtesy of Cobb County)
By Carolyn Cunningham – For the AJC
July 26, 2021

The Cobb County Police Department will host a National Night Out celebration from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 3 at Jim R. Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road, Marietta.

This annual event will feature food trucks, live music and a variety of entertainment.

Community members are invited to spend this evening getting to know one another “in a relaxed and celebratory environment” with staff from Cobb Police, Cobb Sheriff’s Office, Cobb Fire and Emergency Services, Cobb 911 and Cobb Emergency Management Agency, according to a Cobb County statement.

National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and camaraderie to make neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live, the statement added.

“National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community,” according to the National Night Out website at natw.org.

“It also provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances,” according to the statement.

Information: CobbCounty.org/police

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