{"id":120767,"date":"2025-08-04T11:20:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T15:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=120767"},"modified":"2025-08-06T20:30:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T00:30:05","slug":"fwpd-national-night-out-20250805","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/08\/04\/fwpd-national-night-out-20250805\/","title":{"rendered":"FWPD: National Night Out &#8211; 8\/5\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/t2025_NationalNightOut-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/t2025_NationalNightOut-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/t2025_NationalNightOut-150x114.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/t2025_NationalNightOut-555x420.jpg 555w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/t2025_NationalNightOut-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/t2025_NationalNightOut.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Fort Wayne Police Department is hosting the 2025 National Night Out on August 5, 2025, in Memorial Park.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>There will be a 500 backpack and school supply give away as well as a balloon artist, face painting and a live DJ. The Fort Wayne Police Department will have their Emergency Teams in attendance including the K9 Unit, SWAT, Bomb Detection, and Air Support Units.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/t20250804_FWPD_NNO-240x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-120770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/t20250804_FWPD_NNO-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/t20250804_FWPD_NNO-150x188.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/t20250804_FWPD_NNO-300x375.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/t20250804_FWPD_NNO-336x420.jpeg 336w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/t20250804_FWPD_NNO.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_05_09_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Police Memorial Service.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='d5c887389804ea5b89e779c432fe0822' data-image-id=\"1754\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_05_09_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_05_09_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/09 - Police Memorial Service\" data-description=\"The Police Memorial Service.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/09 - Police Memorial Service\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/09 - Police Memorial Service\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1754\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_05_09_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090525\/90294.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard in the 2009 Parnell Avenue Memorial Day Parade on May 25, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='d5c887389804ea5b89e779c432fe0822' data-image-id=\"2028\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090525\/90294.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090525\/thumbs\/thumbs_90294.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard\" data-description=\"The Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard in the 2009 Parnell Avenue Memorial Day Parade on May 25, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2028\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090525\/thumbs\/thumbs_90294.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/13641.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne Police Department cars and motorcycles along with Allen County Sheriff&#039;s motorcycles lined up on Superior Street after the 2006 Three Rivers Festival Parade.  Photo taken July 8, 2006.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='d5c887389804ea5b89e779c432fe0822' data-image-id=\"2836\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/13641.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_13641.jpg\" data-title=\"2006 TRF: End of the parade route\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne Police Department cars and motorcycles along with Allen County Sheriff&#039;s motorcycles lined up on Superior Street after the 2006 Three Rivers Festival Parade.  Photo taken July 8, 2006.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2006 TRF: End of the parade route\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2006 TRF: End of the parade route\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2836\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_13641.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/99801.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"One of the FWPD T-3&#039;s in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='d5c887389804ea5b89e779c432fe0822' data-image-id=\"3298\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/99801.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_99801.jpg\" data-title=\"FWPD T-3\" data-description=\"One of the FWPD T-3&#039;s in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"FWPD T-3\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"FWPD T-3\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3298\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_99801.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/99804.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"One of the FWPD T-3&#039;s in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='d5c887389804ea5b89e779c432fe0822' data-image-id=\"3299\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/99804.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_99804.jpg\" data-title=\"FWPD T-3\" data-description=\"One of the FWPD T-3&#039;s in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"FWPD T-3\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"FWPD T-3\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3299\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_99804.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/99810.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"FWPD Color Guard and SWAT vehicle in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='d5c887389804ea5b89e779c432fe0822' data-image-id=\"3300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/99810.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_99810.jpg\" data-title=\"FWPD Color Guard and SWAT vehicle\" data-description=\"FWPD Color Guard and SWAT vehicle in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"FWPD Color Guard and SWAT vehicle\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"FWPD Color Guard and SWAT vehicle\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3300\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_99810.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/144627.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne Police Chief Rusty York at the Fort Wayne Police Department&#039;s Promotions Ceremony on December 6, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='d5c887389804ea5b89e779c432fe0822' data-image-id=\"5744\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/144627.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_144627.jpg\" data-title=\"2010\/12\/06: FWPD Police Chief Rusty York\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne Police Chief Rusty York at the Fort Wayne Police Department&#039;s Promotions Ceremony on December 6, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2010\/12\/06: FWPD Police Chief Rusty York\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2010\/12\/06: FWPD Police Chief Rusty York\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5744\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_144627.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/144628.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne Police Chief Rusty York at the Fort Wayne Police Department&#039;s Promotions Ceremony on December 6, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='d5c887389804ea5b89e779c432fe0822' data-image-id=\"5745\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/144628.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_144628.jpg\" data-title=\"2010\/12\/06: FWPD Police Chief Rusty York\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne Police Chief Rusty York at the Fort Wayne Police Department&#039;s Promotions Ceremony on December 6, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2010\/12\/06: FWPD Police Chief Rusty York\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2010\/12\/06: FWPD Police Chief Rusty York\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5745\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_144628.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/144629.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the Fort Wayne Police Department&#039;s Promotions Ceremony on December 6, 2010. City Clerk Sandy Kennedy is in the background.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='d5c887389804ea5b89e779c432fe0822' data-image-id=\"5746\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/144629.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_144629.jpg\" data-title=\"2010\/12\/06: Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the Fort Wayne Police Department&#039;s Promotions Ceremony on December 6, 2010. City Clerk Sandy Kennedy is in the background.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2010\/12\/06: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2010\/12\/06: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5746\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_144629.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/144631.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne City Clerk Sandy Kennedy swears Police Deputy Chief Karl M. Niblick in as Assistant Chief of the Fort Wayne Police Department on December 6, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='d5c887389804ea5b89e779c432fe0822' data-image-id=\"5747\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/144631.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_144631.jpg\" data-title=\"2010\/12\/06: Sandy Kennedy and Deputy Chief Karl Niblick\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne City Clerk Sandy Kennedy swears Police Deputy Chief Karl M. Niblick in as Assistant Chief of the Fort Wayne Police Department on December 6, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2010\/12\/06: Sandy Kennedy and Deputy Chief Karl Niblick\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2010\/12\/06: Sandy Kennedy and Deputy Chief Karl Niblick\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5747\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_144631.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/144633.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne City Clerk Sandy Kennedy swears Police Deputy Chief Karl M. Niblick in as Assistant Chief of the Fort Wayne Police Department on December 6, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='d5c887389804ea5b89e779c432fe0822' data-image-id=\"5748\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/144633.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_144633.jpg\" data-title=\"2010\/12\/06: Sandy Kennedy and Deputy Chief Karl Niblick\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne City Clerk Sandy Kennedy swears Police Deputy Chief Karl M. Niblick in as Assistant Chief of the Fort Wayne Police Department on December 6, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2010\/12\/06: Sandy Kennedy and Deputy Chief Karl Niblick\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2010\/12\/06: Sandy Kennedy and Deputy Chief Karl Niblick\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5748\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_144633.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/144635.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne City Clerk Sandy Kennedy swears Police Captain Garry A. Hamilton in as Deputy Chief of the Northeast Division of the Fort Wayne Police Department on December 6, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='d5c887389804ea5b89e779c432fe0822' data-image-id=\"5749\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/144635.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_144635.jpg\" data-title=\"2010\/12\/06: Sandy Kennedy and Captain Garry A. Hamilton\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne City Clerk Sandy Kennedy swears Police Captain Garry A. Hamilton in as Deputy Chief of the Northeast Division of the Fort Wayne Police Department on December 6, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2010\/12\/06: Sandy Kennedy and Captain Garry A. Hamilton\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2010\/12\/06: Sandy Kennedy and Captain Garry A. 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Hamilton and wife\" data-description=\"Deputy Chief Garry Hamilton&#039;s wife pins his new decoration on his jacket at the Fort Wayne Police Department&#039;s Promotions Ceremony on December 6, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2010\/12\/06: Deputy Chief Garry A. Hamilton and wife\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2010\/12\/06: Deputy Chief Garry A. Hamilton and wife\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5750\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_144639.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/144640.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne City Clerk Sandy Kennedy swears Police Captain Paul A. Shrawder in as Deputy Chief of the Investigative Support Division of the Fort Wayne Police Department on December 6, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='d5c887389804ea5b89e779c432fe0822' data-image-id=\"5751\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/144640.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_144640.jpg\" data-title=\"2010\/12\/06: Sandy Kennedy and Captain Paul A. Shrawder\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne City Clerk Sandy Kennedy swears Police Captain Paul A. Shrawder in as Deputy Chief of the Investigative Support Division of the Fort Wayne Police Department on December 6, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2010\/12\/06: Sandy Kennedy and Captain Paul A. Shrawder\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2010\/12\/06: Sandy Kennedy and Captain Paul A. 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