68th Precinct council hosts barbecue for Night Out Against Crime
Event fosters partnership between cops, community
Cops from the 68th Precinct and the members of the 68th Precinct Community Council are teaming up to host a major crime fighting event on Aug. 4, but there won’t be guns, handcuffs or arrests involved.
It’s going to be a barbecue in Shore Road Park in Bay Ridge.
A barbecue might seem like a curious way to fight crime but Ilene Sacco, president of the 68th Precinct Community Council, said it makes perfect sense.
“The idea is to build up a true partnership between the police and the community. What our event does is bring police and the community together in a relaxed atmosphere. They learn to trust each other and work together. That’s what keeps communities safer. Police can’t do it alone. They need the support of the community,” Sacco told the Brooklyn Eagle.