Wednesday, August 8, 2012
During National Night Out on Tuesday, residents gathered in front of the pool at the community located in Garrison, to visit with neighbors, Baltimore County police and members of the police Explorers group.
The smell of grilled hotdogs and hamburgers wafted down the hill as children greeted McGruff the Crime Dog. Other kids played with gliders while neighbors visited with each other and police. It was National Night Out Tuesday in Queen Anne Village, and the homeowners group launched a cookout that attracted dozens of residents. "I'm hoping we will bring the community together, where they will know each other as neighbors and help each other out," said Brian Clevenger, vice president for the Queen Anne Village Homeowners Association. The community was in the news earlier this year when a multiple stabbing occurred. The cookout Tuesday was among the five community events visited by members of the Pikesville Police & Community Relations Council…
Residents of the Pikesville community held a cookout with karaoke and volleyball during National Night Out on Tuesday.
Woodholme Green's Rosland Drive pulsed with chit-chat, laughter and sizzling puffs of smoke from the grill. Tuesday was National Night Out, and dozens of residents turned out for the Woodholme Green Homeowners Association's second annual cookout. "This is to get our homeowners together, especially the new ones, to visit and share ideas on how to prevent crimes," said Willie Bulger, association vice president and event grillmaster. President Jaki Hall helped coordinate and host the event. The group served hotdogs, burgers, baked beans, drinks and more, while kids played with red Frisbees donated by Pikesville Target. Members of the Baltimore County Police Department's Pikesville precinct paid visits, including Capt. John McGann, the …
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
It's National Night Out, and community groups are holding events throughout the Pikesville and Woodlawn precincts of the Baltimore County Police Department.
UPDATE (3:49 p.m.)—The Sudbrook Park National Night Out event has been canceled. The Baltimore County Police Department, elected officials, local celebrities and county civic groups will mark the 29th anniversary of National Night Out on Tuesday. It's a time to meet with Baltimore County police, McGruff the Crime Dog, and members of your community, and come up with ways to support crime prevention. The department asks anyone who participates to put in a blue light bulb in their porch light, and turn it on from 6-11 p.m. It's "a peaceful way to display participation in National Night Out," according to a news release from police. Residents can also string blue holiday lights on patios or decks, and businesses can put blue filters in …
Saturday, August 6, 2011
County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, Councilwoman Vicki Almond, Chief Jim Johnson of the Baltimore County Police Department, police and McGruff the Crime Dog, attend National Night Out event.
During National Night Out, Valleybrook residents listened to the music of a steel drum band, ate hotdogs and mingled with neighbors and special visitors. Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, Councilwoman Vicki Almond and police Chief Jim Johnson chose to attend the Randallstown community's event, as well as several others held throughout the county. The evening event was held at Winand Elementary School on Scotts Level Road.
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Thursday, August 4, 2011
Growth association held its first National Night Out event Tuesday in Randallstown.
The new Olde Mille Estates Growth Association pulled out all the stops Tuesday for its National Night Out event. There was a moon bounce, and the movie "Despicable Me" played on a large screen in a field. There was food, games, a singing group and more. When McGruff the Crime Dog and officers from the Pikesville Precinct showed up, their presence was announced over the loudspeaker and children flocked around them. OMEGA, an organization that has been dormant for two years, threw the party for nearly 200 people. "This is our kick-off event," said Michelle McCallum, association vice president. "We did this in less than three weeks." Linda Harrington, chairman of the National Night Out event committee, said it was the right time to hold the …
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Residents held a community gathering Tuesday to mingle and visit with police during National Night Out.
It's difficult to miss the emergency-orange ball caps worn by members of the Willow Glen South Improvement Association. Add a bright orange shirt, and in Sheila Jackson's case, bright orange tennis shoes, and you have one visible event. Association members and members of the Willow Glen South Citizens on Patrol group gathered Tuesday to hold the community's National Night Out event. "It was a good event," said Jackson, who is a block captain with the COP. "I was glad that we did it. We need to get out from time-to-time to meet and greet our neighbors." Members of the Baltimore County Police Department's Pikesville Precinct stopped by the event, as part of McGruff the Crime Dog's tour of National Night Out events throughout the precinct. …
Residents of Brighton Ridge and Fairmont in Milford Mill had a cookout and music during their National Night Out event Tuesday.
McGruff the Crime Dog and a young resident of Brighton held an impromptu dance-off Tuesday during the community's National Night Out event. As music by a deejay sounded, McGruff—also known as Officer Will Folk of the The Baltimore County Police Department's Pikesville Precinct—took turns with Jordan Payne dancing to R&B. McGruff gave up the competition when Jordan completed some complex moves, including jumping, that McGruff didn't try to top. Residents were treated to a large table of picnic food, and a large grill filled with sizzling hamburgers and hot dogs, all for the community's National Night Out event. National Night Out reinforces bonds and partnerships between police and residents—bonds that have already been developed—and it …
Pahls Crossing residents held a meet-and-greet event Tuesday for National Night Out.
McGruff the crime dog arrived at Pahl's Crossing in a Baltimore County Police Department SUV. He came in style, with a driver and a few handlers, and met a very excited crowd at the corner of Pahl's Farm Way and Red Jonathan Court. Children had their photos taken with McGruff, and adults visited with police and representatives of the Pikesville Target store, all in celebration of National Night Out. National Night Out is an annual event that helps encourage support for anti-crime programs, Sgt. Vickie Warehime, supervisor for the Pikesville Precinct Community Outreach Team, has said. "National Night Out also sends a message to criminals that they are not welcome in that community." Warehime's team helped coordinate nine National Night Out …
Residents of the Ralston community held a gathering Tuesday in celebration of National Night Out.
Ralston community members and Baltimore County police gathered Tuesday along Brightside Avenue in celebration of National Night Out. Neighbors and Pikesville precinct police and representatives from the Pikesville Target store mingled with each other and with McGruff the Crime Dog. At this event, McGruff's entire entourage was in attendance, including Capt. Roman Zaryk; Lt. Jay Landsman; the officers who visited the Pikesville area's nine National Night Out events; and McGruff's handlers: Officer (Ret.) Martha Franklin-Motton and Jerry D'Antonio, who is president of the Pikesville Police & Community Relations Council. They posed there, right in the middle on Brightside Avenue, for a group photo. Anna Davis, secretary of The Ralston …
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Residents of Sudbrook Park gathered for hot dogs, music and mingling Tuesday in celebration of National Night Out.
Baltimore County police, including McGruff the Crime Dog, visited with residents of Sudbrook Park Tuesday during National Night Out. The Sudbrook Park Citizens on Patrol group organized the event, which featured music by the Sudbrook Stompers, hot dogs on the grill, drinks and a caravan. McGruff played peekaboo with a few children, while Capt. Roman Zaryk, Lt. Jay Landsman and other officers from the Pikesville Precinct visited with residents. The event was held in the Sudbrook Lane/Cliveden Road triangle. National Night Out, an annual event, reinforces bonds and partnerships between police and residents, said Baltimore County Chief of Police Jim Johnson, who attended the Valleybrook Improvement Association's event, as well as other events…
Cheryl Cohen
11:11 am on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
I am living in the wrong neighborhood...those people know how to party! more ›