Law Enforcement Halloween Safety Tips

Two expert tips: Consider wearing reflective jackets and download apps like the Muscogee County Sheriff`s Office to see a list of registered sex offenders in your area before taking a ride or treat. Halloween is coming! The Dallas Police Department wants to help your kids get through Halloween safely with a few safety tips: Local law enforcement`s number one tip: Adults, stay with your kids all night. From Safe Kids Worldwide: www.safekids.org/press-release/10-easy-things-you-can-do-keep-kids-safe-halloween San Franciscans have been celebrating Halloween for over 200 years. Here at the San Francisco Police Department, we want to make sure that you and yours enjoy this fun vacation safely, which is why we offer you this list of tips for doing tricks or treats: While your kids enjoy tricks or treats, or even scary feasts, Law enforcement officials remind the community that it`s important to be aware of your surroundings and make sure candy is safe to eat. FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses around the world with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. With annual revenues of $48 billion, the company offers integrated business applications through competing operating companies jointly managed under the prestigious FedEx brand. FedEx consistently ranks among the world`s most admired and trusted employers, inspiring its more than 325,000 team members to focus « absolutely, positively » on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards, and the needs of their customers and communities. For more information, see news.fedex.com. But law enforcement warns you to be very vigilant about the type of candy you get this Halloween. For added security, he says all law enforcement agencies in the county will have additional patrols in neighborhoods.

Law enforcement agencies say they have not received any reports of children accidentally receiving the opioid, but are notifying parents just in case. For more tips on how to help kids become safer this Halloween and year-round, visit www.safekids.org and visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/safekidsworldwide. These include fears of a colorful candy-like version of fentanyl. Local law enforcement agencies have some tips to protect you. CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) — It`s about the time of year when kids go door-to-door looking for their favorite candy in their cool costumes. If you think any candy may be contaminated, please take it to one of the ten SFPD district police stations to dispose of. « And it`s important to put on reflective clothing so passing cars can see, » Sergeant Florence said. Children are also encouraged to walk on the sidewalks in groups, NEVER alone. Washington, DC – Halloween can be one of the funniest nights of the year for kids across America, but it can also be the most scary for parents. On average, twice as many children are killed on Halloween as on any other day of the year.

With just a few simple precautions, kids, parents and drivers can make the night fun and safe. « On Halloween, kids are so excited that they probably don`t think about staying safe, » said Kate Carr, President and CEO of Safe Kids Worldwide. « That`s why we encourage parents to talk to their kids before Halloween night about how to stay safe while walking, and then join them for tricks or treats, especially if the kids are 10 and under. » Before Halloween, local officials want to make sure the kids have fun but also stay safe. This year, the holidays fall on a Monday, but some in the Chatthoochee Valley are hosting events this weekend. The goal of the evening is to collect as much candy as possible. But officials strongly encourage parents to check candy BEFORE it`s eaten. A senior deputy with the Chatham County Sheriff`s Office says it`s best for those who make stuff or treats to stay in a group. He recommends that children only go into homes with the porch lights on. « Fentanyl is usually a very dangerous drug. We recently had an officer who was just in his routine work in the area of some, and he just felt it and it made him sick and it made him dizzy and dizzy, » Captain Amerson said. Recently, some parents have also raised concerns about rainbow fentanyl, a bright opioid that looks like candy. Safe Kids partners with FedEx® to promote safe walking on Halloween.

FedEx volunteers work with 167 local Safe Kids coalitions in cities across the United States to provide parents and children with reflection materials and information on safe walking. In 2000, Safe Kids Worldwide and program sponsor FedEx launched the Walk This Way program in the United States to educate motorists and child pedestrians and create safer and more accessible communities. Safe Kids and FedEx are tackling the problem through research, physical improvements in school zones, and year-round education and awareness campaigns. Have fun. Have a good time. Just be careful. Stay together, » said Sergeant Florence. Safe Kids Worldwide is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing childhood injuries, the leading cause of death among children in the United States. Worldwide, nearly one million children die from injuries every year, and almost every tragedy is preventable. Safe Kids works with an extensive network of more than 400 coalitions across the United States and partners in more than 25 countries to reduce traffic violations, drowning, falls, burns, poisonings and more. Since 1988, Safe Kids has helped reduce the U.S. infant mortality rate from unintentional injuries by 60 percent.

When we work together, we can do so much more for children around the world. Join our efforts at safekids.org. If you prefer a one-stop shop for Halloween candy, the Sheriff`s Office and Drug Enforcement Team are hosting a drink or treat event this Thursday. Long before you let them out to eat stuff or treats, talk to your kids about watching out for cars.