Badges and BBQ: OBPD hosts Unity in the Community event

Burgers, hot dogs and saturday afternoon fun.

By Jarleene Almenas
| 2:10 p.m. March 17, 2018

Officer Stephen Brugone helps Dalaiha Woodard get started on the swings at the Unity in the Community event at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Saturday, March 17. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Capt. Chris Roos flips burgers on the barbecue at the Unity in the Community event at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Saturday, March 17. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Yasmine Glenn and Ormond Beach Police Chief Jesse Godfrey smile together at the Unity in the Community event at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Saturday, March 17. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Emmarie Thomas jumps in the bounce house at the Unity in the Community event at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Saturday, March 17. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Boys play basketball at the Unity in the Community event inside the gym at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Saturday, March 17. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Anna Kuthuru plays on the swings at the Unity in the Community event at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Saturday, March 17. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Sgt. Mike Pavelka and Capt. Chris Roos chat around the barbecue at the Unity in the Community event at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Saturday, March 17. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Officer Bobbie Pearson and Officer Marianne Durkin enjoy some shade at the Unity in the Community event at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Saturday, March 17. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Dalaiha Woodard plays on the swings at the Unity in the Community event at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Saturday, March 17. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

Boys play basketball inside the bounce house at the Unity in the Community event at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Saturday, March 17. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

OBPD Chief Jesse Godfrey distracts Capt. Lisa Rosenthal as she hands out food at the Unity in the Community event at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Saturday, March 17. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

OBPAL Director Lisa Messersmith, Officer Marianne Durkin and Officer John Dovine smile at the Unity in the Community event at the South Ormond Neighborhood Center on Saturday, March 17. Photo by Jarleene Almenas

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The Ormond Beach Police Department, along with the Ormond Beach Police Athletic League and the city of Ormond Beach, held "Unity in the Community" on Saturday March 17.

OBPD advertised the event as a family-friendly culturally diverse event with the community, and offered free food and refreshments to all those who attended. It was a warm afternoon as OBPD officers and OBPAL leaders interacted with local children, from eating burgers alongside them to pushing them on the swings.