Photo gallery: Carson City's annual Cops and Kids Safe Street Party a huge success
Sunshine and bright faces moved like a breeze through Carson City’s safest street early Saturday at the 13th annual all-ages Cops and Kids event hosted by the Carson City Sheriff’s Office.
The block party brought children, their parents and grandparents, families and friends for a morning and mid afternoon of refreshments, music, safety demonstrations and games.
While weather forecasters said there was a threat of a shower, that wasn’t the case through the duration of the event, where typical breezy conditions for May kept organizers keeping tents in place and kids walking through two blocks of games, tours and having conversations with law officers.
And there was the food. This year more than 1,400 hot dogs were donated by Grocery Outlet and cooked up hot by the Kiwanis Club. Plus refreshments and water to quench thirsts. Parents watched their children play street and sidewalk games set up by youth agencies, and took advantage of free child identification kits.
The annual Cops and Kids event was established by Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong as a way for kids and parents to be able to interact with local law enforcement officers. It is organized and coordinated by DARE officer Lisa Davis.
Partygoers were able to pet K9 patrol dogs, climb through SWAT and Search and Rescue vehicles, receive stickers from the Nevada Highway Patrol, sit on a police motorcycles and play crime solving game with the Investigations division.
Cops and Kids Sheriff’s Open House began as an effort to give back to the community. It is partially funded by a Justice Assistance Grant and the sheriff’s office, but the event has grown beyond public funding capability. Local businesses stepped up to help defray costs.
Grocery Outlet donates all of the hot dogs, buns and beverages. Dan Kimm Rock-It Productions has provided music and a sound system for the past 12 years.
The event sponsors who provided funding and prizes include American Family Insurance, Sun Spot Tanning, Northern Nevada Coin, Manny’s One Stop Shop Automotive Repair, the Kiwanis, Emblem Club, Monarch Direct, the Downtown Business Association, Liz’s Biz and Jamba Juice.
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