Santa Fe police and state public-safety officials schedule National Night Out
The New Mexico Department of Public Safety and Santa Fe Police Department are scheduled to hold a National Night Out event Tuesday, Aug. 4, bringing crime- and drug-prevention information, public-safety resources and family activities to Franklin Miles Park.
The event is set for 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the park, 1027 Camino Carlos Rey in Santa Fe. The Department of Public Safety is organizing the program in collaboration with the Santa Fe Police Department.
The announcement describes a planned community event, rather than a new enforcement initiative or a report on crime-prevention results. No attendance estimate has been released, and the advisory does not identify all Santa Fe police personnel expected to participate.
Prevention information and public-safety materials
According to the state department’s advisory, the program will focus on crime and drug prevention, as well as partnerships between communities and law enforcement.
The New Mexico Law Enforcement Records Bureau is expected to provide school-supply kits along with materials about missing-person investigations and child safety. The bureau also plans to share information about the state’s Amber, Brittany and Silver Alert systems.
Those materials are among the resources expected to be available to Santa Fe residents at the event. The scheduled timing also places the program ahead of the new school year, when families may be seeking school supplies and child-safety information.
Activities planned at Franklin Miles Park
Alongside the educational materials, organizers list games, door prizes, food trucks, entertainment and music among the activities planned for the three-hour event.
The event combines public-safety outreach with recreational programming. The advisory does not provide details on the number of school-supply kits available, the specific food vendors or entertainers, or a schedule for the listed activities.
Residents who plan to attend can go to Franklin Miles Park during the announced 4:30-to-7:30 p.m. window on Aug. 4. The park address listed by the Department of Public Safety is 1027 Camino Carlos Rey, Santa Fe, NM 87507.
What is known next
The next confirmed step is the scheduled Aug. 4 event. Because it has not yet taken place, the advisory does not report turnout, distribution totals for school-supply kits, outcomes from the prevention outreach or results related to crime or drug prevention.
For now, the state’s announcement identifies the event as an opportunity for residents to meet with participating public-safety agencies and receive information on prevention, missing persons, child safety and public alerts while taking part in the planned activities.
Sources
- MEDIA ADVISORY: ‘National Night Out’ to be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico Department of Public Safety