Halloween Safety Tips

This was published by the Town of Mooresville. Please have a safe and fun Halloween!

Halloween will be celebrated on Friday, October 31st and the Mooresville Police

Department has a few suggestions for a safe and enjoyable trick-or-treating experience.

If you are at home and want to participate in the trick-or-treat activities, you should:

• Turn on your exterior lights.

• Remove objects or obstacles from your yard that may cause trick-or-treaters to

fall or injure themselves.

• Ask your community watch group or civic minded neighbors to form a citizens'

patrol and walk around your neighborhood during Halloween.

• If you must leave home and drive, please use extreme caution and drive slowly.

Stay alert for children crossing streets and highways.

If your children are going to participate in trick-or-treat, please remember the following:

• Make sure their costumes are flame retardant since they may walk near candle lit

jack-o-lanterns.

• Keep their costumes short to avoid trips and falls.

• When possible, children should substitute make-up for masks. Many masks are

hot and uncomfortable but even more importantly, they may obstruct the child's

field of vision.

• Children and adults should wear light colored clothing and attach reflective

material for better visibility. You should provide flashlights for safety.

• Remind children that entering a strange home or car to receive candy or treats is

never a good idea.

If you observe suspicious activity, please report it to the Mooresville Police Department

at 704-664-3311 or call 911. For more Halloween safety tips and other crime prevention

tips, you can visit the National Crime Prevention Council website at

http://www.ncpc.org/.