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Neighbors Sonja Cupler, left, Nidia Watkins serve up ice cream and watermelon slices to their neighbors during their annual National Night Out event.

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Ziden Ochotorena, 2 1/2, gets acquainted with Placer County Under Sherriff Devon Bell at the National Night Out event held in his Loomis neighborhood. Several Placer County Sheriff's units traveled to four different neighborhoods to get to know the communities they serve.

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Placer County dispatcher Tracy Gregory hands out a few goodies to kids during a Loomis neighborhood's National Night Out event.

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Eunice Nickles and neighbors enjoy a potluck dinner and good company at their annual National Night Out party.

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Brandi Hunt, of Loomis, brings her potluck dish hot and straight out of the oven to her neighborhood's annual National Night Out party.

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Eunice Nickles, left, and Tina Carey, of Loomis, enjoy a Mexican-food themed potluck dinner at their neighborhood's annual National Night Out event.

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Wanda Gilbert, who has been organizing her neighborhood's National Night Out since 1990, hands out promotional material for the kids on her block, including educational coloring books and stickers.

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Sonja Cupler of Loomis scoops ice cream during her neighborhood's National Nigh Out event.

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Residents of Tudor Way in Loomis pose for a snapshot with first responders from the Placer County Sheriff's and Loomis Fire Departments for their annual National Night Out event.

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Engineer Andy Portillo of the Loomis Fire Department answers a few questions from Finn Daly, 2, of Loomis, about what it's like being a fireman during Loomis' National Night Out neighborhood event.

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Placer County Officer Brian Fish, left and his K-9 partner Rox, get to know siblings Brock, 4, and Mikayla Aleschus, 9, of Loomis during their neighborhood's National Night Out event.

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Fire fighter Sean Fuller of the Loomis Fire Department, left, poses with Beaux Sauve, 6, and Eli Peters, 5, during their neighborhood's National Night Out event.

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Mikayla Aleschus of Loomis, 9, enjoys a cold slice of watermelon during her neighborhood's National Night Out block party.

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Bill and Rachel Rath enjoy cold slices of watermelon during their neighborhood's National Night Out block party, courtesy of City Councilmember Gary Liss

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Jack Bailey of Loomis, 7, checks out the inside of a Placer County Sheriff's car with Dad Joe Bailey during their neighborhood's National Night Out event.

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Loomis residents of Mareta Lane pose for a snapshot with first responders from the Placer County Sheriff's and Loomis Fire Departments for their annual National Night Out event.