GOSHEN —
Have you ever seen a Goshen City Council member getting tased by the Police Department?
Well, “Goshen’s Night Out,” in partnership with August’s First Fridays event, will give you the opportunity, according to Goshen Police Detective Kevin Miller.
“Councilman Jeremy Stutsman will be receiving an exposure from a Taser,” Miller said Friday. “He said he’d be glad to be in the demonstration.”
While being tasered is not on the top of his “fun” list, Stutsman said he hopes his participation will bring out a large crowd to the “Night Out,” an event that hopes to educate locals on available emergency resources and departments.
“This event is a great one,” he said. “Some of the stuff that you learn is common sense that you wouldn’t think about, but it’s good information to have and it will help out our town.”
Stutsman said he has also done events with the Fire Department, Police Department and Utilities Department, including scaling the water tower and riding along in a police car. He said he wants people to learn from these activities in the community.
“When you do events like this, you never know what you might find out about the community and what we have to offer,” Stutsman said.
Miller said the program is part of a national event, but it will be held in conjunction with August’s First Fridays instead of the national day on Aug. 7.
“When we do it with First Fridays, we have lots of people come by and participate,” Miller said. “We want to teach people how the police department operates. We want the community to know the inner workings of the services they have available.”
Miller is acting as chairman this year for the event, which will run from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. This is the third year for “Night Out” in Goshen, and it’s been very successful, according to Miller.
“We’ve got free food and kids’ games,” he said. “Last year, the ice cream was pretty popular, so we’ve got two ice cream machines. We’ve also got games and demonstrations.”
The games include a basketball shooting game and the sledgehammer game, known also as “High Striker,” he said.
The demonstrations are from all different departments and showcase different tactics used to handle emergencies.
Attendees will see “demos” from the emergency response team and the K-9 unit, as well as a grease fire demonstration from the Fire Department and a taser demonstration from the Police Department.
“A lot of people think (that tasering someone) is someone being electrocuted, but we want to show people that it’s just another tool in our belts to keep people safe,” Miller said. “We want to dispel any myths. For example, the electricity from a taser wouldn’t even light up a Christmas bulb.”
The National “Night Out Against Crime” began in 1984, according to Miller. It was founded by the National Association of Town Watch, a national non-profit organization that helps create and promote crime-prevention programs in the U.S.
“‘Night Out’ doesn’t solve all of the problems the city of Goshen faces in one night, but it does represent a spirit, energy and determination to make our city a safer place throughout the year,” he said.
For more information on the national program, visit www.natw.org/nno.
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