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Erlanger leaders highlight police department anniversary and National Night Out at community gathering
Summary
Speakers said the police department plans to combine its anniversary celebration with National Night Out to showcase training, equipment and K-9 demonstrations; the remark was made while urging community interaction with officers.
Speakers at a special Erlanger meeting described community-focused police events that the city plans to use to showcase department capabilities and strengthen ties between residents and officers.
Speaker 7 said the department planned an anniversary celebration combined with National Night Out so officers could be in the community and celebrate with residents. In the transcript Speaker 7 said, "We thought with our 70 fifth anniversary being this year, what better time to... get all the officers out together, and we'll celebrate the 70 fifth anniversary, and we'll also do our national night out..." The statement in the transcript is quoted verbatim.
Speakers emphasized that regular interaction between officers and residents helps build trust so that residents will be familiar with officers on difficult days. Speaker 7 highlighted that the department is "cutting edge in training" and in equipment, and that K-9 demonstrations are a fan favorite. Several speakers praised officer professionalism and the loyalty and support system the city has in place.
These community-outreach remarks preceded the formal council proceedings at the special meeting.
