Charleston probationary firefighter Garrett Hogg shows a thermal-imaging camera to 5-year-old James Henderson during the annual National Night Out crime-prevention event at Orchard Manor on Tuesday.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For Charleston Police Chief Brent Webster, National Night Out is about making friends with members of the community — and given recent events, he believes that’s more important this year than ever before.
“We’ve got to make every interaction as positive as we can and, really, try to make friends,” he said Tuesday evening at Charleston’s Orchard Manor. “That’s what you want to do.”
Police cars paraded around Orchard Manor before the celebration began, flashing blue and red lights as residents community looked on, visibly excited for the celebrations the evening had in store…