(Seguin) — This is one neighborhood party you don’t have to worry about turning down the music for. That’s because the Seguin Police Department is encouraging you to sign up for your National Night Out Block Party. They say music or any other type of celebration that day will serve as a message to would be criminals that residents in that neighborhood have each other’s back.
Tanya Brown, the public information officer for the Seguin PSD, says the department is hoping to increase the number of parties across the city for the community/police partnership to be observed on Tuesday, Oct. 1. She says if you have not yet scheduled your block party for National Night Out, then you might want to pick up the phone and dial the Seguin Police Department as soon as possible.
“We will schedule your block party and basically, we get your name, what street or hundred block that you want to do it. You don’t necessarily have to do it at your home. You can kind of do it just in a cul-de-sac or whatever. We do the invitation. We email it out so that way, you can share it with your neighbors and give us a time that you would like to start and end your party and that’s only used for making sure that we are attending those parties. But what we do is assign officers and the fire department assigns their staff and then we are able to make all of those parties so that everybody gets to see the police and the fire department,” said Brown.
Brown says your party can be simple or it can be as elaborate as you want. She says the important thing is that neighbors get the opportunity to connect or reconnect with one another.
“Consider hosting a party. It’s a great opportunity to get to know your neighbors, for everyone to bring a little dish and share some of their homemade cooking and also for the police and fire departments to be able to stop by and get to meet you. We love taking pictures. We love getting to meet the citizens. It’s also an opportunity to voice concerns or let us know we are doing a great job or what you’d like to see the police department or fire department doing better in the future,” said Brown.
Now although parties can still be planned up until Oct. 1, Brown is hoping to pencil in most block parties as soon as possible. This is so they can ensure visits by emergency officials.
Those wishing to schedule a block party are asked to contact Officer Brown at 830-386-2582. They can also reach her at crimeprevention@seguintexas.gov.