Gulfport community bonds with law enforcement at Night Out Against Crime

Gulfport Police Department pulled out all the stops for National Night Out Against Crime.

At Jones Park under the Barksdale Pavilion, law enforcement and first responders came together to enhance positive interactions with the community.

Families free Domino’s pizza, snow cones, a live DJ, carnival and arcade games, and emergency vehicles like fire trucks, AMR vans, police cars, crime scene vans and the highlight of the night was a SWAT armored rescue vehicle. Gulfport Police Chief Adam Cooper said, “Come out and meet your police officers and come see what we do, come see the equipment we have and what we’re all about. I want the people to realize the police officers that come out every day, when you’re not in an emergency situation that we’re here to help you. We are human beings and we’re all just, we’re all in this together. We can only make this better together.”

Climb CDC, Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers, and the Boys and Girls Club were also there interacting with guests.