City resident Karsyn Newkirk, 7, pets Arco, the Bellefontaine Police Department’s K-9, during the Tuesday evening annual Night Out Against Crime at Brown Park, 221 E. Sandusky Ave., Bellefontaine. The event hosted by the police department and its Citizen Police Academy Alumni joined more than 16,000 other cities across the country to promote police-community partnerships, neighborhood camaraderie and alternatives to risky behaviors. Hotdogs, hamburgers and root beer floats were served up, along with a number of children’s activities such as a bounce house, clowns, balloon animals and face painting. (EXAMINER PHOTO | MANDY LOEHR)