Glendale residents gather at Pacific Park for National Night Out

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Wearing paper flowers she made by hand, Jocelyn Banuelos, 10 from Glendale, left, looks over at how her friend Karen Luna’s flowers turned out during National Night Out at Pacific Park in Glendale on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. The city held similar events in about two dozen places throughout Glendale.

(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Children and adults gathered for National Night Out at Pacific Park in Glendale on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. The city held similar events in about two dozen places throughout Glendale.

(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Ambulance Operator Vincent Campos explains the workings of his vehicles to local children while sitting inside of the Glendale Fire Dept. vehicle at National Night Out at Pacific Park in Glendale on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. The city held similar events in about two dozen places throughout Glendale.

(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Glendale Police Chief Carl Povilaitis, left, speaks with locals at National Night Out at Pacific Park in Glendale on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. The city held similar events in about two dozen places throughout Glendale.

(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Kids and adults line up to see the inside of a Glendale Fire Dept. vehicle during National Night Out at Pacific Park in Glendale on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. The city held similar events in about two dozen places throughout Glendale.

(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Teen photo contest winners included, from left, Roni Margousi, Lusine Melkonyan and Robert Avila, who were presented during National Night Out at Pacific Park in Glendale on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. The city held similar events in about two dozen places throughout Glendale.

(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Samuel Ng, 8 of La Crescenta, enjoys some cantaloupe during National Night Out at Pacific Park in Glendale on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. The city held similar events in about two dozen places throughout Glendale.

(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Children enjoyed racing to the top of a climbing wall during National Night Out at Pacific Park in Glendale on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. The city held similar events in about two dozen places throughout Glendale.

(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Glendale Police officer Rebecca Jackson, left, talks with Sarah Tellez, 10 of Glendale, at National Night Out at Pacific Park in Glendale on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. The city held similar events in about two dozen places throughout Glendale.

(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

By Andy Nguyen

Aug. 7, 2018 8:05 PM PT

Glendale residents and members of the police department came together in Pacific Park on Tuesday for the annual National Night Out.

Hosted by the Glendale Police Department, the event was one of several others held in the city and featured safety demonstrations and seminars from officers as well as free food.

National Night Out is held every year across the country on the first Tuesday in August and is meant to foster a closer relationship between law enforcement agencies and the communities they’re sworn to protect.

andy.nguyen@latimes.com

Twitter: @Andy_Truc