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Bibb sheriff hosting 'Walk for Safety' near Freedom Park

By LIZ FABIAN lfabian@macon.com
WOODY MARSHALL/THE TELEGRAPH.Macon, Georgia, 10/29/2015: Sheriff David David walks with deputies around the Lynmore Estates neighborhood in October during a Walk for Safety. A similar event is planned for Thursday near the Vine-Ingle Little League fields, Freedom Park and Brookdale Elementary School.
WOODY MARSHALL/THE TELEGRAPH.Macon, Georgia, 10/29/2015: Sheriff David David walks with deputies around the Lynmore Estates neighborhood in October during a Walk for Safety. A similar event is planned for Thursday near the Vine-Ingle Little League fields, Freedom Park and Brookdale Elementary School. WOODY MARSHALL WOODY MARSHALL

Bibb County sheriff's deputies will be taking to the streets Thursday night as they discuss concerns of neighbors living near Freedom Park and Brookdale Elementary School.

The latest Walk for Safety will begin at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Vine-Ingle Little League baseball park.

In Sheriff David Davis' continuing efforts to visit local neighborhoods, deputies will be walking along McKenzie, Morgan and Mary drives.

Davis hopes the efforts will reduce crime by encouraging neighbors to report suspicious activity.

The department plans future safety walks in other neighborhoods.

For more information or to schedule a walk, call the public affairs office at 621-5644.

This story was originally published March 9, 2016 at 6:16 PM with the headline "Bibb sheriff hosting 'Walk for Safety' near Freedom Park ."

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