We had another successful National Night Out this year in Eden Prairie, albeit a soggy one. We had 95 neighborhood parties this year – which is a new record. But attendance was surely down a little this year because of the rain. It was a steady light rain with shorts bursts of downpour throughout the evening. Given the heat and drought we’ve having in Minnesota this year, we needed the rain badly. I did not hear a single complain about it all night. I heard some wishes for a few hours of dry weather, but no complaints about the rain.
I went out to National Night Out parties this year with Officer Erica Halvorson (far L) and our trusty Police Explorer Adam (in the blue shirt). We were joined at a party on Cottonwood Lane by McGruff the Crime Dog and his trusty assistant, whose name I did not get. We posed for this picture in the rain with Officer Halvorson’s new Dodge Charger police cruiser. Officer Halvorson and Officer John Wilson are trying out this new car. It’s an experiment. We will test it against our current fleet of traditional Ford Crown Victorias. Changing police cruiser makes and models is a big decision, so we want to thoroughly consider our options before making a big change.
If you see it in the community, you’ll notice it right away. I’m not really a “car guy”, but I really like the look of this one – especially in the black & white police package.
