• The Carson City Search and Rescue takes youth on a mock rescue lift.
    The Carson City Search and Rescue takes youth on a mock rescue lift.
  • Brothers Tylor Zuspan, 11, and Ryan Zuspan, 10, wait patiently in line to play a game.
    Brothers Tylor Zuspan, 11, and Ryan Zuspan, 10, wait patiently in line to play a game.
  • CCSD Officer Brett Bindley and Washoe Tribal officer Cody Bindley put in a familial appearance together.
    CCSD Officer Brett Bindley and Washoe Tribal officer Cody Bindley put in a familial appearance together.
  • A giant dancing cigarette cautions children on the dangers of smoking.
    A giant dancing cigarette cautions children on the dangers of smoking.
  • The Carson City Sheriff's Department displays meth-making equipment siezed in drug busts.
    The Carson City Sheriff’s Department displays meth-making equipment siezed in drug busts.
  • Jesse Metoxen, 6, locks himself up in the Carson City Jail booth.
    Jesse Metoxen, 6, locks himself up in the Carson City Jail booth.
  • A display at the Juvenile Probation booth.
    A display at the Juvenile Probation booth.

The National Night Out was started in 1984 by the National Association of Town Watch, a national crime prevention organization. The goal was to give the United States a “night out against crime.” Over 15,500 communities nationwide participate in the National Night Out program, with large-scale celebrations such as the one Carson City has every year, and smaller-scale ones involving demonstrations, block parties, and citizens being urged to leave their lights on against crime.

For more information about the National Night Out, visit www.nationalnightout.org.