Township's National Night Out Wins Accolades

The submitted the following press release: 

On Jan. 23, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at a meeting, Mayor David Mayer will be presenting to the Gloucester Township Police Department an award from the National Town Watch Council recognizing their achievement in earning first place in the State of New Jersey for  participation in National Night Out 2011.  

Additionally, the Gloucester Township Police Department has also been selected as a National Award Winner and ranked 26th overall in the country for their participation in National Night Out.

The Gloucester Township Police Department competes in Category 3 which represents communities with an overall population between 49,999 and 99,999 people.

This year's Nation Night Out event involved over 37.1 million people in 15,325 communities from all 50 states, U.S. Territories and military bases worldwide.

"The success of our National Night Out Program is the result of our National Night Out/Town Watch Leaders, residents, local businesses, government officials, the dedication of the Gloucester Township Police Community Relations Bureau and all the men and women of the Gloucester Township Police Department who have partnered together in making National Night Out a continued success," said Chief Harry Earle.

If you would like to participate in this year's , or if you want to find out more about how you can partner with us to make Gloucester Township a safer community, please contact the Gloucester Township Police Department Community Relations Bureau at 228-4011 or email communityrelations@gtpolice.com.  

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