Citizens attended the Baldwin National Night Out to meet their first responders and law enforcement officers. Several agencies were in attendance for the event. Firefighters from Baldwin, Banks County, and Habersham County were on hand for citizens to see their fire trucks up close.
The law enforcement community showed up in force. Baldwin Police Department, Habersham and Banks County Sheriff’s Offices, Habersham County School Resource Officers, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI) were all in attendance for the event.
The GBI office out of Cleveland brought its crime scene truck to the event and demonstrated many of the tools they use while investigating crime scenes.
The city served hamburgers and hotdogs free to those who attended the event. According to Baldwin Police Chief Chris Jones, Baldwin’s first responders served approximately 150 hamburgers and 100 hotdogs. After the event, Jones said, “The event went well.”
Baldwin Mayor Stephanie Almagno gave her perspective on the event. “I was honored to join our police department, local first responders, and Baldwin firefighters for our 2nd annual celebration of National Night Out,” she said. She felt that the event, held for the greater Baldwin community, “offered young people an opportunity to meet the men and women who keep us safe from harm.”
Almagno looks at the event as sparking interest in future first responders. “I hope that because of the event and burgeoning friendships between city staff and residents, some young boy or girl sees a future career in public safety as an honorable and noble endeavor,” she said.
