POP UP AND PLAY BRINGS CITY OFFICIALS, KIDS TOGETHER

The Allegheny Intermediate Unit McKeesport Family Center partnered with McKeesport Police for a “Pop Up and Play” summer safety series event at Riverview Playground in McKeesport on Wednesday. Officers talked to children about the role of the police department, crime and drug abuse prevention, gun safety, and what to do in the event of an emergency. Shown, clockwise from top left, Officer Dylan Vaniel places a bandage on the knee of Thomas Strong, 10, of McKeesport; Averie Cavallo, 11, tosses a water balloon during a game at the playground. Behind her is Laura Bosnak Thompson of the AIU McKeesport Family Center and McKeesport Officer Rich Dell; Vaniel assists Johnnie Burton participate in a relay race at the Riverview Playground; Officers Vaniel and Dell talk to children about their role as police officers. The next Pop Up and Play is set for 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 6 during the city’s National Night Out event in the Fawcett Plan.