David Lawson and his two-year-old daughter, Abigail, were among the hundreds of residents who participated in Tuesday’s National Night Out celebration sponsored by the Farmville Police Department and coordinated by Detective Sergeant Chris Moss, right. The nationwide event is meant to forge a closer relationship between the police department and the residents and businesses they protect. A dozen neighborhood block parties were held across Farmville, this one at Candlewood Apartments. (Photo by Ken Woodley)