Archived | Media Advisory Department of Justice Officials to Participate in Celebrate Safe Communities Event

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY
October 19, 2009
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Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
Contact: Joan LaRocca
(202) 307-0703

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICIALS TO PARTICIPATE IN CELEBRATE SAFE COMMUNITIES EVENT

WASHINGTON ? Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs Mary Lou Leary will join officials from the District of Columbia (DC) metropolitan region in a Celebrate Safe Communities event highlighting efforts in and around DC to keep communities safe.

The event coincides with October?s designation as Crime Prevention Month. The Celebrate Safe Communities initiative is designed to spotlight communities? crime prevention efforts, enhance public awareness of vital crime prevention and safety messages, and recruit year-round support for ongoing prevention activities that help keep neighborhoods safe from crime. Remarks will be delivered at the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro Station and McGruff the Crime Dog will be present. The event is free and open to the public.

WHEN:	WEDNESDAY, October 21, 2009 8:00 - 8:30 A.M. EDT
WHERE:	Gallery Place - Chinatown Metro Station 630 H Street, NW 7th and H Street Entrance Washington, DC 20001
WHO:	In Speaking Order: John B. Catoe Jr. [invited] General Manager, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) Ann M. Harkins, Esq. President and Chief Executive Officer National Crime Prevention Council Mary Lou Leary Acting Assistant Attorney General Office of Justice Programs Channing D. Phillips Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Melissa Hook Director, Office of Victim Services Office of the Mayor, District of Columbia Representative Metropolitan Police Department District of Columbia David A. Goad Sheriff of Allegany County, Maryland Past President, National Sheriffs’ Association Michael A. Taborn Chief, Transit Police Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro)

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