WHITTIER — Community members are invited to meet with officials and their neighbors Aug. 25 at a meeting geared at combatting crime in the neighborhoods of North Whittier and Avocado Heights.
The North Whittier Neighborhood Watch Association and the Avocado Heights Association are teaming up to host “Night Out of the Year 2011” from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 1101 Bassetdale Avenue in Whittier, organizers said in a written statement.
“The purpose of this activity is for all of us to come together and protect our families and properties form crime, drugs and gang activity,” the statement said.
Representatives of Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina, State Assemblyman Roger Hernandez, D-West Covina, State Sen. Ed Hernandez, D–West Covina, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the California Highway Patrol will be on-hand to answer questions.
“Come and meet your neighbors, because they are the best protection for your family and property,” the statement said.
For more information, contact Ruben Hernandez at 213-388-8352.