Smithfield celebrates National Night Out
Published 4:11 pm Tuesday, October 11, 2022
- Teyaka Booker meets Smithfield Police Officer Kate Wahl. (Photos by Stephen Faleski | The Smithfield Times)
Rain on Oct. 4 turned Smithfield’s National Night Out festivities into a night in, with activities moving to Main Street Baptist Church. Smithfield’s Police Department has participated in the nationwide community building campaign since 2002. The event is intended to promote positive interactions between residents and law enforcement. It’s traditionally held on the first Tuesday in August. Smithfield, however, began observing the date on the first Tuesday in October in 2021 when temperatures are cooler.
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- Retired Newport News Police Chief Dennis Mook, now a resident of Isle of Wight County, works with Hannah and Jody Meier to hand out candy bags with tips for safe trick-or-treating at Smithfield’s Oct. 4 National Night Out event.
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- Smithfield Police Officer Casey Owens and Officer/Firefighter Alan Lester join Firefighter Michael Savi at a Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department engine.
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- Ben and Jeri Lapresti of Smithfield show their children, Baxter and Theo, an Isle of Wight County Rescue Squad ambulance.
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- Emergency Medical Technician Robin Jones shows Ariasiah Hendricks and Jewel Giles of Smithfield the inside of an Isle of Wight County Rescue Squad ambulance.
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- Dave Bentel and Mark Ruffin of Smithfield Packers Youth Sports cook hotdogs, which will be given for free to National Night Out attendees.
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- A performance by Smithfield High School’s cheerleaders is scheduled for the evening.
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- Smithfield High School’s cheerleaders perform.
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- Smithfield Troop 3 and Ship 37 scouts Ben Denoncourt, Kate Bebermeyer, Abby Giltner, Charles and Matthew Smith, and Summer Butler work a recruiting booth at Smithfield’s National Night Out.
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- Smithfield Mayor Carter Williams reads a Town Council resolution proclaiming the town’s participation in National Night Out.
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- Smithfield Vice Mayor Mike Smith and Police Chief Alonzo Howell talk at National Night Out.
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- Melissa Bell, Dana MacConnell, Meredith Moorefield and Maureen Dearing, all with Sentara, work an information booth at Smithfield’s National Night Out.
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- Jasmine Fenner and Paris Deloatch, both of Smithfield, enjoy snacks by a Smithfield Police car.
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- Cristine Pisani, William Constant, Patricia Mullin, Kelly Sowden, Kristy Buggs, Elizabeth Tisdale, Jonathan Kidd and Melitta Brinkley, all of Smithfield Middle School, attended Smithfield’s National Night Out together.
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- Brittany Hamlin and Cathrine Fisk of Kalamoo Community Outreach hand out free popcorn.
