[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 125 (Wednesday, August 1, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10600-S10601]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

 Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I wish to recognize the statewide 
effort my great State of New Mexico will put forth for the National 
Night Out. National Night Out is a community event

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designed to bring awareness to preventing crime while building 
partnerships between communities and local law enforcement agencies. 
Crime is not limited to urban areas anymore; it affects every person in 
every town, big and small. Communities need to be proactive in fighting 
it. National Night Out is a great step locals can take to curb violence 
and crime in their areas.
  Activities for the night out include barbeques, block parties, 
downtown rallies and townhall meetings and vary by community; each 
event in an attempt to gain support for local law enforcement and 
create camaraderie amongst citizens. When communities come together, 
they can do great things, even fight crime. Some New Mexico communities 
participating in National Night Out are Albuquerque, Belen, Bernalillo, 
Bosque Farms, Carlsbad, Gallup, Isleta, Jal, Las Cruces, Los Lunas, all 
of Sandoval County, Santa Fe, and Truth or Consequences. Each town will 
celebrate with its own flair, and each night out will succeed in bring 
awareness to crime in their area.
  I applaud these neighborhoods for being proactive in their local 
fight on crime.

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