{"id":297322,"date":"2024-10-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=297322"},"modified":"2024-10-10T15:09:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T15:09:57","slug":"fort-cavazos-residents-turn-lights-on-crime-off-during-national-night-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=297322","title":{"rendered":"Fort Cavazos residents turn lights on, crime off during National Night Out"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Col. Lakicia Stokes, U.S. Army Garrison-Fort Cavazos commander, celebrates with Waylon Cochran, 3, after he successfully dunked her at the dunking tank during National Night Out Oct. 1, 2024, at Phantom Warrior Stadium at Fort Cavazos, Texas.
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\n Families interact with military police during National Night Out Oct. 1, 2024, at Phantom Warrior Stadium at Fort Cavazos, Texas. National Night Out is a nationwide event that promotes heightened crime-prevention awareness, reinforces neighborhood spirit and strengthens police-community partnerships.
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FORT CAVAZOS, Texas\u00a0\u2014 <\/strong>The Fort Cavazos Directorate of Emergency Services and Cavalry Family Housing hosted National Night Out Oct. 1 at Phantom Warrior Stadium at Fort Cavazos.<\/p>\n

Nearly 1,500 Soldiers and family members came out to participate in the nationwide, annual event that aims to heighten crime-prevention awareness, reinforce neighborhood spirit and strengthen police-community partnerships. In addition to the celebration at Phantom Warrior Stadium, communities participated in National Night Out by turning on their porch lights and spending time with their neighbors to show unity against crime in the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really love this event,\u201d said Lt. Andrew Samarripa, team chief for military police investigations and public affairs officers for the Directorate of Emergency Services. \u201cIt\u2019s a good way to bring the community together and form a partnership with the community members. We want citizens to simply turn on their porch light, and they\u2019re participating in National Night Out. That\u2019s kind of how it all got started \u2026 was participating by turning on your light and leaving it on so that way it can light up a neighborhood, and it makes crime easier to detect.\u201d<\/p>\n

Attendees were able to participate in a plethora of activities, including rock climbing, sliding down the giant \u201cfun slide\u201d as well as meeting and speaking with local law enforcement and first responders while learning about the vehicles and equipment.<\/p>\n

Samarripa stressed he wants the community to be familiarized with the police, which will allow for better safety.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re people too,\u201d he said. \u201cUnderneath this uniform I have a heart as well. I experience emotions as well, just like anybody else in the world. We want people to be able to come to us, for us to assist them and help them with whatever problems they
may have.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chris Albus, Cavalry Family Housing project manager, has attended National Night Out at Fort Cavazos since he began working at the installation and said National Night Out brings together Fort Cavazos residents with their first responders.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re all about a sense of community, bringing people together for a common purpose in order to build communities at the cul-de-sac level,\u201d he said. \u201cIf we can do that, we\u2019ll give these people friends that they\u2019ll have for the rest of their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ashley Floader, secretary of the Resident Advisory Board, agreed, saying National Night Out is all about helping residents meet each other and put a face to their local first responders.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe really want (residents) to meet each other, a lot of our MPs because there is definitely a gap between thinking they\u2019re the bad guys, or we don\u2019t
know how to reach out to them,\u201d she said. \u201cThis definitely closes that gap. You learn that they\u2019re cool people, they\u2019re nice people, and they\u2019re here for your
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\u201cI love meeting people from different communities because Fort Cavazos is one of the biggest bases in America,\u201d she continued. \u201cWe\u2019re spread out, and it\u2019s nice to find people from each neighborhood, make those connections and build that sense of community. If you missed it this year, definitely come out next year because National Night Out is the place to be, and it\u2019s the fun place to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

To learn more about the National Night Out campaign, visit natw.org<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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