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Laflin Police Chief Mike Flanagan shows children at the Laflin National Night Out on Tuesday some of the tools police use at a crime scene. Nationally, the Night Out has been held for 26 years and includes 15,000 communities across 50 states who participate in the event that brings local police officers together with residents to deter criminal activity in municipalities.

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