The Morro Bay Police Department and Neighborhood Watch hosted the National Night Out on Aug. 3 at Cloisters Park. The whole community was invited to turn out and learn about their local emergency services departments — police, fire and harbor patrol — and to meet some of the new officers the department has hired over the past year-and-a-half. And it was a chance to have some fun too with games to play and a dunk tank that the chief of police courageously took a turn in the tank, as did the city manager.
But when several officers lined up to take a shot at dunking the chief, not one was able to hit the target, which made the chief no doubt very pleased. Attendees ate barbecued hot dogs, chips and sodas and enjoyed cake that Neighborhood Watch brought.
Ofc. Alex Gillespie poses for a photo with a couple of boys who took timeout forom eating a hot dog. 
Morro Bay Police officers lined up to try and dunk Chief Cox. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, none of them could hit the target. 
Ofc. Art Vasquez enjoys a shaved ice treat at National Night Out. 
Community Volunteer Woody Wordsworth was in ‘Jail’ at the National Night Out. 
Carole Truesdale with Neighborhood Watch shows the beautiful cake the organization brought. 
Morro Bay Police Chief Jody Cox addresses the crowd at the Aug. 3 National Night Out.
Photos by Neil Farrell
