Palmetto Police recently put on a different type of event at the Carlton Road station. The chief hot dog cooker, known to officers as Chief Luther Graham, was joined by a department full of officers who spent much of the morning and afternoon May 23 entertaining families with free balloons, food, games, music, face painting and other activities. Officers were joined by Palmetto Fire Department, Rural Metro EMS and radio station Hot 107.9. The event focused on brining public safety awareness to the community, said department Public Information Officer Lee Gragg.