The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, August 2, 1995              TAG: 9508020505
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: FINAL 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   19 lines

FIGHTING CRIME FROM THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL

ILLUSTRATION: Photo by GARY C. KNAPP

From left, Gloria Shaffer, Tara Welt and Gaile Bishop, Portsmouth's

co-chairwoman for the National Night Out, wait Tuesday night for a

motorcade to lead a parade to Tower Mall, where the Portsmouth

headquarters of the anti-crime community campaign is located. In

addition to neighborhood groups, the police and sheriff's

departments and city officials were slated to participate.

by CNB