North Plainfield Police Department

Press Release

July 23, 2008

North Plainfield Police Chief William Parenti is pleased to announce that the department’s fifth annual National Night Out celebration and Public Safety Vehicle expo will be held on Tuesday, August 5.  The year’s event will take place from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the municipal parking lot across from the Municipal Building at 263 Somerset Street, North Plainfield.  

Plans include a display of equipment from both the North Plainfield Police Department, North Plainfield Fire Department, and North Plainfield Volunteer Rescue Squad.  There will also be equipment on display from elements of the Somerset County Emergency Response Team.  Handouts and pamphlets are also available on such timely topics as identity theft, domestic violence; gang awareness; identity theft; block watch associations; and crime prevention.

This year’s theme is to guard against identity theft and one way to do that is to shred any document that contains personal information.  Safeguard Document Shredding of Manalapan, New Jersey has agreed to bring one of their document-shredding vehicles.  Borough residents will be permitted to bring two shopping bags of private paper they would like shredded to safeguard against identity theft at no cost.     

All borough residents are invited to attend, and meet with the department’s personnel.  The North Plainfield PBA will be hosting a barbeque with free hot dogs, hamburgers and sodas for all in attendance.  There will also be party favors for the community’s children.

The National Association of Town Watches sponsors national Night Out.  The event is expected to attract more then 30 million people nationwide.  The idea of the program has evolved into fostering a partnership between local law enforcement and the community residents.  By working in concert, crime can be reduced and the quality of life that a community enjoys improved.  Chief Parenti said:  “This celebration is a fun way to bring together the police department and our public safety partners with the residents of the community we serve.”