SMPD Celebrates National Night Out Tonight at City Hall

Tonight is the “National Night Out” an evening where police departments around the country host a party in their community to give residents a chance to meet and interact with officers in a low stress way.

The Santa Monica Police Department will be hosting its event on the lawn in front of City Hall this evening from five to eight p.m. The theme is Past, Present, and Future! and attractions will have an 80s/90s nostalgia theme, filled with reminiscent snacks and games.

The SMPD will be displaying both “historic items,” and demonstrating current technology. Participants can meet police personnel (human and 4-legged), ask questions about our police vehicles and equipment, and enjoy music, food, and family-friendly activities including a DJ that will doubtless be playing all your favorite hits from the 1980’s and 1990’s. In the Daily Press, Mayor Phil Brock hoped the playlist would include, “Tears for Fears, Queen, the B-52’s and the Dead Kennedys. “

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