ABOVE: Bellefontaine Police Detective Dwight Salyer prepares to get wet as a balloon thrown by 8-year-old Orion Reames, breaks open in mid-flight, during the Tuesday evening National Night Out Against Crime organized by the Citizen’s Police Academy Alumni Association at Brown Park. Similar events aimed at reducing crime through community engagement are hosted across the nation annually on the first Tuesday in August. HOME PAGE SLIDE SHOW PHOTO: Bellefontaine Police Department’s Safety Pup plays with siblings Brennan Evans, 2, and Britton, 4, during the event. Similar events aimed at reducing crime through community engagement are hosted across the nation annually on the first Tuesday in August. (EXAMINER PHOTOS | REUBEN MEES)
More photos from the evening in Wednesday’s Examiner.