Batman high-fives a young resident of a Lompoc apartment complex during Saturday’s neighborhood walk by Lompoc police and staff of the United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo) 
Lompoc Police Chief Pat Walsh briefs participants before the group set out on a walk through a neighborhood near Thompson Park in a Saturday quest to meet residents. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo) 
A boy gets a photo opportunity with Lompoc Police Chief Pat Walsh, left, and Sgt. Kevin Martin. Taking the picture is Devika Stalling, director of the Lompoc Unit of the United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo) 
Power couple. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo) 
Some Batman fans were shyer than others when it came time to meet their hero. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo)
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