No tricks..

As Halloween nears, the Greenville Police Department offers the following safety tips for making the evening safe and enjoyable for everyone: 

For Parents and Trick- or-Treaters:

• Halloween costumes should be made of fire retardant material and the eye holes should be large enough for good peripheral vision.

• A parent or responsible adult should always accompany young children.

• If your older children are going alone, plan and review the route that is acceptable to you.  Agree on a specific time when they should return home.

• Only go to homes with a porch light on and never enter a home or car for a treat.

• Before allowing your children to eat any of the treats, examine them to be sure they are safe to eat.

Drivers should be on the alert for children who may dart out into traffic.  Because pedestrian injuries are the most common injury types to children on Halloween, remind Trick-or-Treaters:

• Carry a cell phone, stay with a group, and communicate where they will be going.

• Remain on well-lit streets and always use the sidewalk. If no sidewalk is available, walk at the far edge of the roadway facing traffic.

• Only cross the street at established crosswalks and don't assume the right of way.  Drivers may have trouble seeing Trick-or-Treaters.

As a reminder, the City’s curfew law remains in effect for Halloween.   Young people under the age of 16 should not be on the streets without adult supervision after 11:00 p.m.  And, as always, call the Greenville Police Department immediately when you suspect crimes or see suspicious activity.