Muncie Police Department

CITY OF MUNCIE

TRICK-OR-TREAT HOURS: OCTOBER 31, 2011,

5:00 P.M. TO 8:00 P.M.

TIPS FOR A SAFE HALLOWEEN

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TRY TO TRICK-OR-TREAT WHILE IT IS STILL LIGHT OUTSIDE

WEAR A COSTUME THAT MAKES IT EASY FOR YOU TO WALK, SEE,

AND BE SEEN

IF YOU MUST GO OUT AT NIGHT, MAKE CERTAIN THAT YOUR

COSTUME IS LIGHT IN COLOR AND/OR IN SOME MANNER

"LIGHT-REFLECTIVE"

CARRY A FLASHLIGHT (SO YOU CAN SEE AND BE SEEN EASILY)

USE LIGHT-REFLECTIVE TAPE ON YOUR COSTUME (SO PEOPLE

DRIVING VEHICLES CAN SEE YOU)

A FACEMASK WILL KEEP YOU FROM SEEING WELL

(TAKE OFF YOUR MASK BEFORE YOU CROSS A STREET)

WHY NOT USE MAKEUP INSTEAD OF A MASK

HAVE A PARENT, OLDER BROTHER AND/OR SISTER GO

TRICK-OR-TREATING WITH YOU

IF SOMEONE OLDER CANNOT GO WITH YOU, TRICK-OR-TREAT

WITH A GROUP OF CHILDREN

PLAN YOUR TRICK-OR-TREAT ROUTE AHEAD OF TIME

(PICK STREETS' THAT ARE WELL-LIGHTED)

TELL YOUR FAMILY ON WHICH STREETS YOU WILL BE

TRICK-OR-TREATING

CROSS ONLY AT CORNERS (NEVER CROSS THE STREET BETWEEN

PARKED VEHICLES OR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BLOCK)

IF THERE IS NO SIDEWALK, WALK FACING THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC

WAIT UNTIL YOU GET HOME TO SORT, CHECK, AND EAT YOUR TREATS

HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

DEBORAH L. DAVIS

CHIEF OF POLICE

MUNCIE POLICE DEPARTMENT

DLD/ljc

8/23/2011 - City of Muncie Trick-or-Treat Hours: October 31, 2011, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.