City Of Salisbury Joins Thousands In National Night Out Event - WMDT 47 News - Delmarva's Choice

SALISBURY, Md. - Thousands across our nation gather in a movement to keep our neighborhoods safe.

The City of Salisbury reaches out to the community in America's 29th annual National Night Out against crime. "Neighborhood by neighborhood, we're making huge strides. We're doing our best to partner with this community. We're going to continue to push crime down in the city," Salisbury Police Chief Barbara Duncan said.

Dozens of citizens, law enforcement agencies and community civic groups came together at City Park not only to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, but to strengthen police and community partnerships. "It's not just one side of government. It is an entire community that makes this happen," said Chief Duncan. "We can show the community that we are here and that we are here to help," Director of Development of the Maryland Food Bank Yvonne Terry said.

Officials hope to extend this message out to criminals. "It's time to change. There's so much opportunity out there for you - we stand ready to assist. The governor's office, Mayor James Ireton, our county council - everybody stands ready. They've just got to want to do their part. Otherwise, we could continue down the same route, but we're going to have the same result," Chief Duncan said.

It's a fight they won't give up. "We're not done. We stop every summer this week in August to celebrate the gains we made. And we're going to continue to make them and we're going to continue to work just as hard as we have," Mayor Jim Ireton said.