Suisun City – The always popular and nationally recognized National Night Out (NNO) is right around the corner, set to occur on the evening of Tuesday, August 2nd.
One night a year, everyone in the community is invited to join with friends and neighbors in block parties across Suisun City to focus on public safety awareness and basic safety prevention techniques. “This is a great opportunity to meet your neighbors and at the same time stand together against criminals who prey on the innocent” said Chief Ed Dadisho. It’s all part of National Night Out 2011 a nationwide effort to build safer communities through the old-fashioned small town virtues of getting to know your neighbors and watching out for each other.
National Night Out is designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, generate support for and participation in local anticrime efforts, strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships and to send a message to criminals letting them know neighborhoods are organized and united in preventing crime, and taking back our neighborhoods.
From 5 – 8 p.m. on August 2nd Suisun Police Department will be hosting a community block party at Heritage Park located on Village Drive between Merganser and Pintail drives. The event will bring together various organizations committed to promoting community unification. This extraordinary event will include free hot dogs, informational booths and safety demonstrations by local public safety agencies. All residents are invited to attend and join in the festivities.
In addition to the community block party, various Neighborhood Watch groups will also be hosting a variety of special events such as block parties, cookouts, ice cream socials, pot lucks and informal gatherings for their areas. City Leaders, Fire Fighters and Police Officers will visit such parties throughout the evening.
Lock your doors, turn on your porch light and spend the evening with your neighbors, your friends and your public safety officials.
To learn more about this year’s National Night Out events, contact Community Service Officer Pamela Greenwood at (707) 435-2748.
Join Us For National Night Out August 2nd
The Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team has arrived at Travis AFB
TRAVIS AFB – The Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team has arrived at Travis AFB. The Thunderbirds fly F-16 jets, which are faster and louder than the cargo and tanker aircraft normally seen in and around Solano County. The Thunderbirds are currently flying and will practice intermittently until about 6:30 p.m. tonight. They will hold practice flights again Friday beginning at about 1 p.m. Other aircraft also will be arriving at Travis today and Friday, including more fighters, bombers and vintage aircraft. Travis will open its gates Saturday and Sunday at 8:30 a.m. for the airshow. Opening ceremonies begin at 10 a.m. each day. The event is free to the public. The Thunderbirds will close the airshow each day with a performance that begins at about 3 p.m.
2011 USDOJ Justice Assistance Grant Request for Comment
Suisun City, CA – The County of Solano (County) and the Cities of Vacaville, Fairfield, Suisun City and Vallejo (Cities) have been allotted $194,243 by the Federal Bureau of Justice Assistance under the 2011 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Formula Program.
In accordance with the requirement of the grant, the County and Cities designated the City of Suisun City as the fiscal agent to apply for the funding on behalf of all the eligible agencies in the County and to administer the grant.
Below is a link to a copy of our application for funding and details the planned expenditures of the funding. The goals of the project funded under the grant are to fund a multi-agency team to supervise parolees and probationers and to acquire supplies and equipment to update and enhance the capabilities of local law enforcement.
On behalf of the County and Cities, I encourage you to review the application and I welcome public comment and input on the intended use of funds. You may contact Sergeant Andrew White, the Grant Administrator, directly with your feedback by dialing (707) 421-7386, or by e-mailing him at awhite@suisun.com.
Our application must be filed with the Bureau of Justice Assistance no later than July 21, 2011. For more information about the grant program, please visit www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bja.
Travis AFB Conducting Exercise Today With Loud Noises and Smoke
Travis AFB will conduct an exercise today during which residents in surrounding neighborhoods may hear loud noises and see smoke. The smoke should dissipate quickly. For more information, please contact the 60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs Office at 424-2011.