POLICE TO JOIN NEIGHBORHOODS IN BLOCK PARTIES; CITY SAFER BECAUSE RESIDENTS KNOW EACH OTHER, OFFICERS SAY.Byline: Paul Paul, 1901–64, king of the Hellenes (1947–64), brother and successor of George II. He married (1938) Princess Frederika of Brunswick. During Paul's reign Greece followed a pro-Western policy, and the Cyprus question was temporarily resolved. O'Donoghue Donoghue or O'Donoghue is an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Donnchadha ‘descendant of Donnchadh’, a personal name composed of the elements donn = ‘brown-haired man’ or ‘chieftain’ + cath Staff Writer Residents are planning to take to the streets in force on Saturday night to party in a nationwide effort to make neighborhoods safer. As many as 500 people in 14 neighborhoods throughout the city are expected to hold street parties with barbecues, disc jockeys disc jockey (DJ) Person who plays recorded music on radio or television or at a nightclub or other live venue. Disc jockey programs became the economic base of many radio stations in the U.S. after World War II. , police demonstrations and children's games in the city's second annual Neighborhood Night Out. ``Our theme this year is `Together We Make a Safer Neighborhood,' '' said Julie Smith, spokeswoman for Moorpark police officers, who are sponsoring the event. ``And the whole point is getting your neighbors out and just getting to know them. And right there you're taking back the streets from the criminals.'' She added, ``Working together as a community makes our whole community safer and - a plus - this is a party where the police are actually invited.'' The event is part of a national movement for each community to set aside at least one night in August for neighbors to get to know each other and the police. Homeowners associations, Neighborhood Watch groups and others organize the activities. This year, those planning each block party have been asked to come up with a proposal to make the neighborhood safer and better, with the proposals to be judged by Mayor Patrick Hunter Patrick Edward Hunter (born October 24, 1964 in San Francisco, California) is a former American football cornerback who played 10 seasons for the Seattle Seahawks and the Arizona Cardinals from 1986 to 1995. and police Chief Mike Lewis. The proposals call house placards to alert firefighters that there may be pets inside, placards designating safe houses for children, surveillance cameras for a community swimming pool and a program to engrave en·grave tr.v. en·graved, en·grav·ing, en·graves 1. To carve, cut, or etch into a material: engraved the champion's name on the trophy. 2. bicycles with owners' identifications. The proposals also call for neighbors to join in a food drive for the local food pantry. The Ventura County Sheriff's Department The Ventura County Sheriff's Department (VCSD) provides law enforcement for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, USA, as well as several cities within the county. The cities that VCSD serves are Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, and Thousand Oaks. , which doubles as the Moorpark Police Department, will be showing off some of its special equipment and teams at the block parties, such as a helicopter, mounted riders, a strategic weapons and tactics team, a bomb squad and a police dog and handler A software routine that performs a particular task. It often refers to a routine that "handles" an exception of some kind, such as an error, but it can refer to mainstream processes as well. The term is typically used in operating systems and other system software. . The Ventura County Fire Department Not to be confused with Ventura Fire Department. The Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) provides fire protection and emergency response services for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, and for six other cities within the county. also will join in. NEIGHBORHOOD NIGHT OUT Moorpark's second annual Neighborhood Night Out 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday Block parties and police demonstrations For more information, call the Moorpark Police Department at (805) 532-2716. CAPTION(S): Box BOX: NEIGHBORHOOD NIGHT OUT (see text) |
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