WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Tuesday night was all about community, as part of the 42nd annual National Night Out.
Residents across all seven of D.C.’s police districts gathered to strengthen the bond between neighborhoods and law enforcement, not through emergency calls, but through music, food, and real conversations.
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One of the celebrations took place at Emery Heights Community Center in Northwest D.C., where families showed up in full force.
“Being here to see how everyone is showing up for one another is gorgeous,” Dominique A. Scott, with the Office of Volunteers and Partnerships under the Mayor’s Office, said…