McAllen PD invites community to National Night Out

McALLEN — The McAllen Police Department invites the community for it's annual National Night Out, which is today from 7-9 p.m.

The event will be located at McAllen Municipal Park, which is at 1921 N. Bicentennial Blvd and Garza-Chavez Community Network Center — which is located at 2901 Olga Ave.

The department said the event is crime, drug and violence prevention program that is held the first Tuesday of August. It gives the community to meet the officers who are part of the department.

At the event, there will be food and entertainment for the community.

"Everyone can make a difference in fighting crime," Police Chief Victor Rodriguez said.