The Allen Police Department, along with the citizens of Allen will be participating in National Night Out, Tuesday October 7. Allen officers will be available to visit your block party. If you would like Allen officers to visit your block party, please notify us by sending the location (block number and street) and the time of your event to Officer Hester at chester@cityofallen.org. In 2013 Allen Police Department visited 50 block parties throughout the city.
The introduction of National Night Out, “America’s Night Out Against Crime”, in 1984 began an effort to promote involvement in crime prevention activities, police-community partnerships, neighborhood camaraderie and send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back. In Texas NATW’s National Night Out program culminates annually, on the first Tuesday of October.