Clearwater Police National Night Out Wins $1,000 Award

Clearwater Police is awarded $1,000 from Target for its National Night Out event. The event was selected out of hundreds across the country.

Bay Flite landed. Documents were shredded. Residents tried to pass field sobriety tests while wearing "drunk goggles." Law enforcement and public safety officials answered questions and performed demonstrations as hundreds of residents came to check out Clearwater Police's 29th Annual National Night Out Against Crime last October. The event should be even bigger this year after Target honored Clearwater’s event with the 2012 Excellence Award, and $1,000 that will go to next year's event, according to a post on the Clearwater Police Facebook page. The event was selected out of hundreds across the country. Clearwater Patch was a participant at the event. Related coverage:

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Night Out for Clearwater Police

Bay Flite landed and law enforcement and public safety officials answered questions and performed demonstrations as hundreds of residents came to check out Clearwater Police's 29th Annual National Night Out Against Crime on Oct. 2.

Bay Flite landed and law enforcement and public safety officials answered questions and performed demonstrations as hundreds of residents came to check out Clearwater Police's 29th Annual National Night Out Against Crime on Oct. 2. Residents chatted with officers, tried their best to pass a field sobriety test with a pair of "drunk goggles" on and snacked on a variety of free food available throughout the parking lot in front of Super Target at Clearwater Mall. The event also included other demonstrations and displays, free document shredding, child safety seat checks and bicycle safety inspections. "National Night Out is designed to heighten crime prevention awareness, generate support for anticrime initiatives, strengthen the …

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Tuesday is National Night Out

Chat with police, see public safety demonstrations, get documents shredded and get free stuff from Patch at the National Night Out Against Crime from 5-9 p.m. Oct. 2 in the Clearwater Mall parking lot at Super Target.

Deadly Fall, Fugitive Captured, National Night Out and More on Patch This Week

OK, so you had a busy week. We understand. Let us catch you up on all the highlights!

1. A woman who fell from her death from a ninth-story balcony earlier this month in Clearwater appears to be an accident, police say. It's believed she had been dancing prior to her fall and that there's no indication of suicide. 2. A fugitive considered "armed and dangerous" after allegedly shooting at police in Miami-Dade County was apprehended in unincorporated Clearwater this week.  3. Are you going to Clearwater's National Night Out celebration on Oct. 2? There will be demonstrations and displays from Clearwater Police and other law enforcement, plus Patch will be on hand to give away some free stuff. Hope to see you there! 4. Users are closer to having easier access to some online public records with the launch of the first part of a…

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Questions, Demonstrations and Shredding At National Night Out

Chat with police, see public safety demonstrations, get documents shredded and get free stuff from Patch at the National Night Out Against Crime from 5-9 p.m. Oct. 2 in the Clearwater Mall parking lot at Super Target.

Chat with a Clearwater Police officer, find out first-hand the dangers of a traffic stop, shred documents and get free stuff from Patch during Clearwater Police's 29th Annual National Night Out Against Crime on Oct. 2. "National Night Out is designed to heighten crime prevention awareness, generate support for anticrime initiatives, strengthen the relationship between the community and police and let criminals know that crime won’t be tolerated," according to a release from Clearwater Police. Clearwater Police will talk safety and crime prevention as well as answer questions at the Clearwater Mall parking lot at Super Target, 2747 Gulf to Bay Blvd. Citizens will get to see first hand some of the challenges and dangers during a “walk in a …

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