The City of Santa Clarita and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department have partnered together to host the 24^th Annual National Night Out, a unique crime/drug prevention event at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station on Tuesday August 7, 2007, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Local residents and families are invited to be a part of the National Night Out event, which will include face painting, popcorn and cotton candy, refreshments, giveaways, station tours, the Sheriffs posse, McGruff the crime dog, the City of Santa Clarita Park Mobile, L.A. County Fire Department, the local Neighborhood Watch groups, City Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) program information, and much more.

“The City of Santa Clarita is dedicated to keeping our streets safe and preventing crime and by participating in the National Night Out event, community members are sending a message about the importance of community safety,” commented City Mayor Marsha McLean.

On this night, all Santa Clarita residents are being encouraged to turn on their porch lights all night to “put a light on crime”.

Along with the traditional display of outdoor lights and front porch vigils, cities, towns and neighborhoods celebrate National Night Out with a variety of events and activities such as: block parties, cookouts, visits from local police and sheriff departments, parades, exhibits, flashlight walks, contests, and youth programs.

“The National Night Out event has proven to be an effective, inexpensive, and enjoyable program to promote neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships in our fight for a safer nation,” explained Deputy Laurie Baylis, Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Station community relations liaison and coordinator of the National Night Out program in Santa Clarita.

The Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station is located at 23740 Magic Mountain Parkway.

For more information, please contact Sheriff’s Deputy Laurie Baylis at (661)799-5164 or ljbaylis@lasd.org.