Full Notification

RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT
Press Release:

Type of Incident: Halloween Safety Tips – Public Service Announcement
Date Written: Oct 16, 2014 Time Written: 11:00 AM
Date of Incident: Oct 31, 2014 Time of Incident:
Location of Incident: Riverside County
Reporting Officer: Deputy Albert Martinez – Public Information Officer
File Number: N/A

Details:

The Riverside Sheriff’s Department would like to provide the following Halloween safety tips.

We would like for everyone to have a safe and happy Halloween. Using the below safety tips and common sense can help you make the most of your Halloween
season and make it as enjoyable for your kids as it is for you!

Here are a few helpful tips and ideas to make the most of Halloween holiday.

ADULTS

Welcome “trick-or-treaters” with your porch lights and any exterior lights on.

Report any suspicious or criminal activity to law enforcement immediately.

Keep dogs and other pets away from doors so children will not become frightened or injured.



MOTORISTS

Exercise extreme caution when driving a vehicle. Be on the alert for excited children, whose vision may be obscured by masks, darting out into traffic.

Motorists should avoid all unnecessary travel on Halloween evening, and when driving they should drive slowly and be alert.

Many accidents occur when motorists are backing vehicles out of driveways, unaware of the presence of small children.



PARENTS – TELL TRICK-OR-TREATERS

Be back home at a specific time (Set a time limit for your children to “trick-or-treat”). Also designate a specific route for them to take.

Never trick-or-treat alone. Go with at least two friends for the entire evening.

Carry a flashlight and use it so drivers can see you and you can see hazards in the street as well as other people.

Cross only at street corners, never between parked cars, and never diagonally across an intersection.

Look in all directions before crossing the street, and obey all traffic signals. Walk- never run, across the street, and use sidewalks, not the street, for walking.

Do not accept rides from strangers.

Do not take short cuts through backyards, alleys, or parks.

Do not go inside anyone’s home. Remain on the porch/front door area at all times.



TREATS

Tell children not to eat treats until parents have inspected them.

Do not give homemade or unwrapped treats to children.

Discard any homemade or unwrapped treats.



COSTUMES

A note to parents:

Make sure your children’s costumes are not flammable.

Do not permit your children to use cumbersome, floor length or vision-impairing costumes.

In lieu of masks, face makeup is recommended.

Wear comfortable and safe shoes.



NOTE: USE COMMON SENSE, CAUTION AND ADULT SUPERVISION TO MAKE THIS HALLOWEEN THE BEST EVER. HAVE FUN, BE SAFE AND HAPPY HALLOWEEN!



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