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

 

On Tuesday, August 7, the Sheriff’s Office will sponsor National Night Out events in the Upper, Middle and Lower Keys. All of the events will feature food, refreshments, and a great chance to meet your neighbors, members of the Sheriff’s Office 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.

 

“This annual event is important to us, because it’s an opportunity for us to meet the people we serve in a more relaxed setting,” said Sheriff Rick Ramsay. “Please come out and bring the kids. Enjoy some food with meet the deputies 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!

 

  • The Key Largo event will be Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 5:30 – 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; there will be food donated and prepared by Smoking Eddy’s BBQ, refreshments, a local band will play music and everyone will have lots of fun.

 

  • The Islamorada National Night Out event will be held at Founder’s Park in Islamorada Tuesday, Aug. 7 at 5:30 p.m. Capt. Corey Bryan and Lt. David Carey 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 trucks, ambulances, representatives from branches of the military as well as various other organizations and community groups will be there as well. Join us, along with Sun 103.1 Radio, for some great give-a-ways, music, food and fun for the whole family. Everyone is welcome!!!

 

  • The Marathon event will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 7 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Marathon Community Park. Capt. Don Hiller and Lt. Derek Paul invite everyone to join them and have some fun. There will be free food provided by American Legion Post 154 as well as refreshments; live music provided by the musical group “In Pursuit”, and residents will be able to visit many law enforcement, public safety and community groups which will have booths set up at the event.

 

  • The Stock Island event will be at Sheriff’s Office Headquarters Building, 5525 College Road on Stock Island, Tuesday, Aug. 7 from 5:30 to 7:30 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 will be open to the public during this event!

 

For more information about any of these events, contact your local Sheriff’s Office substation.

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