DANVILLE, Va. – Tuesday evening was the annual “National Night Out,” which was sponsored this year by the Danville Police Department.
On Gay Street, members of the police department joined together with members of the community to celebrate National Night Out.
The people in the area were invited to the free event, which included food, music, and games, among other things.
On Gay Street, National Night Out got underway at 5:30 p.m., and then at 6:30 p.m., the festivities moved to the Grove Park Shelter on Southland Drive.
“By having an event where we’re eating food, we’re laughing, we’re dancing, we can build these relationships and build trust with the public,” said Jennifer Bowles with the Danville Police Department. “That’s what we strive to do because we want to make sure that we’re keeping our citizens safe and that we’re building these authentic and genuine relationships.”
At seven o’clock, the celebration ended at the Danville Redevelopment and Housing Authority on Jones Crossing.
