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PHOTO GALLERY: National Night Out Against Crime at Gillespie Park


  • By Heather Merriman Saba
  • | 4:00 a.m. August 6, 2014
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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.
Gabriele Orcoc is excited to get a Junior Police Officer of Sarasota badge at National Night Out Against Crime.
Dolly Morreno and Jacky Flores
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Crime prevention resources were available at National Night Out Against Crime.
Dot Jones, Kim Aschwanden and Vikki Burton with Kira the husky
Dot Jones, Kim Aschwanden and Vikki Burton with Kira the husky
Chief of Police Bernadette DiPino with her poodle SeaSea
Chief of Police Bernadette DiPino with her poodle SeaSea
Charles DiPino with his granddog, SeaSea the poodle and Steve Moyer
Charles DiPino with his granddog, SeaSea the poodle and Steve Moyer
Captain Cori Stannish, Nicholas Dominis with Andro and Kim Aschwanden
Captain Cori Stannish, Nicholas Dominis with Andro and Kim Aschwanden
Sharna Rozin, Jesse Baaity with Captain Jack and Julie Feeley
Sharna Rozin, Jesse Baaity with Captain Jack and Julie Feeley
Mayor Willie Shaw, Nancy Kelly and Joseph Bessard
Mayor Willie Shaw, Nancy Kelly and Joseph Bessard
Meg Metcalf, Juan Diego and Will Metcalf
Meg Metcalf, Juan Diego and Will Metcalf
Brucee, the Yorkshire terrier
Brucee, the Yorkshire terrier
Genevieve Judge and Cherie McKeon
Genevieve Judge and Cherie McKeon
McGruff, the crime fighting dog and Chief of Police Bernadette DiPino
McGruff, the crime fighting dog and Chief of Police Bernadette DiPino
Captain Lucius Bonner, Marilyn Oslander and Lieutenant Kevin Stiff
Captain Lucius Bonner, Marilyn Oslander and Lieutenant Kevin Stiff
Juana Diego and her mother Angelica Diego
Juana Diego and her mother Angelica Diego

 

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