This year’s National Night Out event in Lockhart has been called off. The annual event gives police officers a chance to interact with the community outside of an emergency, but the city has been forced to canceled it this year due to the pandemic.
“Unfortunately, with COVID-19 threatening the safety of our community and our police officers, we made the difficult decision to cancel National Night Out this year,” said Lockhart Police Chief, Ernest Pedraza. “It’s our job to serve and protect. It would go against the Lockhart Police Department’s mission to host an event which could potentially be hazardous to the health and safety of the community and first responders.”
Lockhart’s National Night Out had been scheduled for October 5.
