The Cape Coral Police Department will once again take part in a nationwide initiative to grow stronger bonds between its officers and the community.
On Oct. 11, CCPD will host its third-annual “National Night Out” which, according to organizers, is a community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live.
“National Night Out is all about getting cops and neighbors together in a friendly way, so everyone feels safer, more connected, and ready to look out for each other,” said CCPD Public Affairs Officer Mercedes Simonds. “You may have also noticed that it is earlier in the day this year. We got a lot of feedback from previous years and an earlier time better meets the needs and requests of our community.”…