[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 22067]
[From the U.S. 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 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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