Hundreds of people attended the National Night Out event put on by the Hoover police and fire departments in the Belk parking lot at the Riverchase Galleria Tuesday night.
People in the community got a chance to meet some of the police and fire specialty teams, such as the special response team, bomb unit, canine unit, dive team, drone operators, motorcycle unit and hazardous materials unit and get a close-up look at some of their equipment.
Other law enforcement and public safety agencies were present as well, including the FBI, Drum Enforcement Administration, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Marshal’s Service and Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries. The American Legion, Shelby Humane, American Red Cross and Hoover Cop Stop groups also had representatives present.