Los Angeles: Los Angeles City Mayor James K. Hahn and the Los Angeles Police Department present the 20^th Annual National Night Out (NNO).

NNO is an annual and national event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch, Mayor James K. Hahn, the Los Angeles Police Department and several nation-wide law enforcement agencies. This year’s NNO is slated for Tuesday, August 5, 2003, between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.

All Los Angeles Police Department Community Police Stations and their communities will be participating in NNO to voice support for safer neighborhoods and to speak out in opposition of criminal activity. Some NNO events may include cookouts, block parties, marches, rallies, or open houses at 18 Community Police Stations.

The ultimate goal of this event is to bring law enforcement and the communities together to provide a crime free environment in their neighborhoods. Check your local Community Police Station for upcoming NNO events.

For further information regarding NNO contact Sergeant John Amendola, Community Relations Section, at 213-485-3134.

This media advisory was prepared by Public Information Officer Jason Lee, Media Relations Section, 213-485-3586.