National Night Out — Mark your calendars and have some fun!

On Tuesday, August 6, the Sheriff’s Office will sponsor National Night Out events in the Upper, Middle and Lower Keys. The Key West Police Department is co-hosting the Lowe Keys/Key West event.

All of the events will feature food, refreshments, and a great chance to meet your neighbors, members of the Sheriff’s Office, police officers, firefighters and members of the military from a wide variety of divisions, departments and special teams and many others who are involved in the field of public safety here in the Florida Keys.

The goal of National Night Out is to bring the community together to discuss how we can all make our neighborhoods cleaner, safer and more secure. The Sheriff’s Office will have crime prevention information to share at the event. Community members will learn how to heighten their crime and drug prevention awareness.

The Sheriff’s Office hopes to generate support for, and participation in, local anti-crime programs and strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships. Everyone participating will send a message to criminals letting them know that Monroe County neighborhoods are organized and fighting back against crime.

“National Night Out is a great event for us, because it’s a perfect time to meet those of us in law enforcement in a fun and relaxed setting, particularly for kids,” said Sheriff Rick Ramsay. “Everyone is invited to come out and meet those of us who patrol your neighborhood.”

Each event — depending on the area — will feature displays of the Sheriff’s Office elite units such as the Dive Team, SWAT, Crime Scene Investigation, among others. And we will be joined by many of our partners such as the Coast Guard, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Highway Patrol, Park Services, Monroe County Fire Rescue and other fire districts, Monroe County schools, business chambers, and many, many more!

All the following events will occur on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019:

  • TheKey Largoevent will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Key Largo Community Park. Capt. Don Fanelli and Lt. Al Ramirez want to invite the entire community to attend their free event. Members of the Sheriff’s Office will be on hand, along with others from the public safety community including Florida Highway Patrol, Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Key Largo and Tavernier Fire and EMS, all will be on hand to visit with the community.  There will be displays and goodie bags for the children. There will be food prepared by the Rotary Club of Key Largo Club, refreshments, a local DJ will play music and everyone will have lots of fun. Come join us for an afternoon of Law enforcement/Community celebration!
  • TheIslamoradaNational Night Out event will be held at Founder’s Park in Islamorada at 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Capt. Corey Bryan and Lt. Michael DiGiovanni invite everyone to join them and have some fun. There will be displays and presentations from the Sheriff’s Office as well as various other county, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. Fire Rescue firefighters and vehicles as well as various other organizations and community groups will be there as well. Join us for some great give-a-ways, music, food and fun for the whole family. Everyone is welcome!!!
  • TheMarathonevent will be heldfrom 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Sheriff’s Office Aviation Division Hangar at Florida Keys Marathon International Airport. Capt. Don Hiller and Lt. Derek Paul invite everyone to join them and have some fun. Refreshments will provided by American Legion Post 154; Residents will be able to visit many law enforcement, public safety and community groups which will have booths set up at the event. Residents are invited to come take a look at the Trauma Star and other Sheriff’s Office aircraft! Marathon Fire Rescue will also be present!
  • TheLower Keys/Key Westevent will be at Bayview Park in Key West from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Captain Donnie Catala and Lt. Dennis Coleman want to welcome the Lower Keys community to come on out for a great time. There will be free food and refreshments and a wide variety of law enforcement and other public safety agencies will be on hand to talk with community members. Come on out for the free barbecue! 92.7 Radio will be broadcasting live from the event and the Sheriff’s Office Animal Farm’s Farmer Jeanne and the animals will be on hand during this event! Key West Police’s Mounted Unit, their horses, will also be on hand!

For more information about any of these events, contact your local Sheriff’s Office substation at www.keysso.net/locations

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