Police in partnership to urge the public to stay safe this Halloween
- Wed 31st Oct 2007
Police in Central OCU are working in partnership with Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service, local councils and trading standards to combat the associated problems of Halloween, and to ensure the public stay safe.
The partnership’s aim is to educate children and young people about staying safe at Halloween, as well as to have respect for those that choose not to participate in the celebrations.
Police officers, Police Community Support Officers and Specials will be conducting high-visibility patrols with Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service and the Councils’ Accredited Community Support Officers, as well as other partners on Halloween (Oct 31) and will be educating young people on matters of safety. They will also be giving out free glow-in-the-dark wristbands with the logo ‘Give Respect – Get Respect’.
Parents also have an important role to play in ensuring their children don’t put themselves into dangerous situations on Halloween; police are advising them not to allow their children to go trick or treating on their own and instead accompany them to visit people they know. Teenagers are urged to stay with their friends and never enter the home of a stranger.
To respect vulnerable people in our communities who may not wish to take part in the celebrations, the partnership is asking people not to go to houses displaying a ‘no trick or treat’ sign, or leave if there is no answer or if they are asked to do so, and to not play tricks on strangers.
Posters reminding shoppers that eggs or flour will not be sold to people under 18-years-old have been distributed to local shops to discourage children and young people who may use them to cause distress by throwing them at people or property.
Advice leaflets have also been given out in schools and in the local communities.
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