By Claudia Loucks
Geneseo Current
Geneseo Police Chief Casey Disterhoft, left, and Timothy Steines, Detective with the Geneseo Police Department, are encouraging area residents to join them at the National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 6, in Geneseo City Park. Photo by Claudia Loucks
National Night Out in Geneseo is an annual community-building campaign that promotes strong police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live and work.
The 2024 National Night Out will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 6, in Geneseo City Park.
According to Jessica Damewood, Administrative Assistant at the Geneseo Police Department, Geneseo’s first National Night Out was organized by retired Police Officer Mike Gawrysiak in 1999.
“The Geneseo Police Department and the City of Geneseo are teaming up again this year for the fun family event,” Damewood said.
Some of the features visitors can expect at the Park on Aug. 6 are bounce houses, vendor books with activities for kids, dunk tank, face painting, balloon animals, law enforcement gear, area law enforcement and much more.
There will be free raffle tickets for prize drawings.
“We will also have food and desserts in the shelter and Sgt. Jamison Weisser and K-9 Kauzi will be doing a demonstration on the north side of the Park,” Damewood said.
There will be a display of vehicles from the Geneseo Fire Protection District and the Geneseo Police Department.
Prizes in raffle drawings will be drawn on Wednesday, Aug. 7, and winners will be notified by telephone.