On Tuesday, Aug. 1, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and its law enforcement, military and community partners will host 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, police department and firefighters. Also included are members of the military from a wide variety of divisions and special teams, as well as many others who are all involved in 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. Community members will learn how to heighten their crime prevention awareness.
Each event — depending on the area — will feature displays of the Sheriff’s Office elite units such as the dive team, SWAT and crime scene investigation, among others. Sheriff’s Office personnel will be joined by many of their partners such as the U.S. Coast Guard, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Highway Patrol, Monroe County Fire Rescue and other fire districts, Monroe County schools, business chambers and many more.
Events will occur from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 1:
• The Key Largo event will be at Key Largo Community Park.
• The Islamorada event will be held at Founders Park in Islamorada.
• The Marathon event will be held at the Sheriff’s Office Aviation Hangar at the Florida Keys Marathon International Airport.
• The Lower Keys/Key West event will be at Bayview Park in Key West.For more information about any of these events, contact your local Sheriff’s Office substation at www.keysso.net/locations
