Tips to keep your kids safe trick-or-treating in Tucson
The Tucson Police Department shared some Halloween safety tips for parents and their little ghouls before heading out tonight.
Tips for parents
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Kids trick-or-treat along North Fourth Ave. at last year’s Spooky Kids Halloween Costume Contest.
- Escort any younger kids while trick-or-treating
- Set a specific time for your kids to be out
- Always know who is trick-or-treating with your kids
- Make sure your kids know to never enter any homes
- Inspect all candy and treats before your kids eat the,
- Only give our commercially wrapper candy
- Consider pacing reflective or glow tape on costumes
- Kids should carry a flash light or some form of light device
Tips to share with your trick-or-treaters
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Children dressed for Halloween prepare to trick-or-treat in a housing compound in South Jakarta district in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Oct. 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
- Don't trick-or-treat alone
- Do not take short cuts through alleys and buildings
- Stay on sidewalks when possible
- Never approach someone in a car who is offering candy
- Look both ways before crossing a street
- Trick-or-treat at houses that have porch lights on or are well lit. And never, ever go inside a home.
- Wait until you get home to eat treats
Tips for drivers
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Halloween costume parade at the This is Tucson School Fair at the Tucson Jewish Community Center Oct. 22, 2017.
- Drive slowly and use extra caution
- Look for children in the street and crossing the street between parked vehicles
- Be extra careful entering and exiting driveways
- Avoid any extra distractions such as cell phone or loud music
- Use headlights all the time
- If you drink at all, use a designated driver or ride-share program
