PHOTO GALLERY: National Night Out Against Crime at Gillespie Park

Gabriele Orcoc is excited to get a Junior Police Officer of Sarasota badge at National Night Out Against Crime.

Dolly Morreno and Jacky Flores

Chief of Police Bernadette DiPino talks to the children at National Night Out Against Crime about important safety precautions and deputizes them as Sarasota Police Junior Officers.

Chief of Police Bernadette DiPino cuts slices of cake for the guests at National Night Out Against Crime.

Cake was served to guests at National Night Out Against Crime at Gillespie Park. “We are throwing crime a going away party,” says Gillespie Park’s crime prevention officer Cherie McKeon.

Guests were encouraged to take home crime prevention resources as well as gifts such as these water bottles at National Night Out Against Crime.

Crime prevention resources were available at National Night Out Against Crime.

Dot Jones, Kim Aschwanden and Vikki Burton with Kira the husky

Chief of Police Bernadette DiPino with her poodle SeaSea

Charles DiPino with his granddog, SeaSea the poodle and Steve Moyer

Captain Cori Stannish, Nicholas Dominis with Andro and Kim Aschwanden

Sharna Rozin, Jesse Baaity with Captain Jack and Julie Feeley

Mayor Willie Shaw, Nancy Kelly and Joseph Bessard

Meg Metcalf, Juan Diego and Will Metcalf

Brucee, the Yorkshire terrier

Genevieve Judge and Cherie McKeon

McGruff, the crime fighting dog and Chief of Police Bernadette DiPino

Captain Lucius Bonner, Marilyn Oslander and Lieutenant Kevin Stiff

Juana Diego and her mother Angelica Diego