Hallowe'en Safety Tips
 

Shelburne Police Service would again like to remind this year's "TRICK OR TREATER'S" of tips to ensure safety

• Young children should always go trick or treating with an adult

• Older children should advise their parent/guardian of their route

• Wear a light coloured Halloween costume

• Use make-up instead of a mask for your Hallowe'en costume

• Wear a short costume

• Carry a flashlight

• Do not criss-cross the street

• Never go out alone

• Do not go inside a strange house

• Do not eat your treats before a parent/guardian has checked them

• Carry a cell phone, if possible

• Only go to homes with lights on

• Remember to say "Thank you"

• HAVE FUN

The Shelburne Police Service would also like to remind the public that Throwing Eggs, Soaping Windows, Smashing Pumpkins etc., are all classified as Mischief, and are Chargeable Offences under the Criminal Code of Canada. If found guilty, offenders could face up to two years in prison.

Trespassing at Night is also a criminal offence.

Let's all co-operate to make Hallowe'en 2004 a safe and enjoyable one.