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# Halloween Safety Tips From The 70th Precinct
- URL: https://bklyner.com/halloween-safety-tips-70th-precinct-ditmas-park/
- Published: 2014-10-31T15:50:29.000Z
- Updated: 2014-10-31T15:52:53.000Z
- Author: Anna Gustafson
- Tags: trick-or-treating, #API-Imported

![Halloween Prospect Park South parade](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Halloween-Prospect-Park-South-parade.jpg)

Happy Halloween, neighbors!

If you’re going to be trick-or-treating after the [Prospect Park South or West Midwood Halloween parades today](/blog/events/get-ghoul-upcoming-neighborhood-halloween-parades), or if you’ll be getting your candy on elsewhere, the 70th Precinct has sent us some tips to make sure everyone has a safe and fun evening:

- Trick-or-treaters should always have adult supervision, even if their traveling in a group of friends.
- An adult should always examine Halloween treats before children eat them. Never eat open or unwrapped Halloween foods.
- Costumes should be flame-retardant and should allow children to walk freely without tripping. Children’s ability to see, hear and move should not be impaired by unwieldy masks.
- Make certain that any face paint or make-up used on skin or costumes is non-toxic.
- Extra care should be taken on streets and at crossings, especially at dusk and after dark.
- Children should carry a flashlight and wear reflective or bright colored clothing at night.
- Emergency identification information’s should be placed discreetly inside clothing of small children, in case of accidental separation.
- Avoid having children wear their names outwardly on clothing or jewelry which may allow a stranger to call them by name and appear to know them.
- As always, children should be cautioned to avoid strangers, as well as poorly-lit areas and homes of people they do not know.
- Halloween treats should only be consumed if they are packaged appropriately. Parents can help protect their children by making sure that treats are wrapped in their original, unbroken packages-No loose candy, open glasses or bottles, fresh fruit, or homemade goods.
- If after eating a Halloween treat there is evidence that it may have been tampered with, or it has a strange taste, or if a child feels sick, parents or guardians can call the [NYC Health Department’s Poison Control Center](http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/environmental/poison-control.shtml?ref=bklyner.com). The Poison Control Center is open 24 hours a day at (212) 764-7667.

Have a great Halloween everyone, and if you get any great photos that you’d like to share with your neighbors, you can email us at [editor@ditmasparkcorner.com](mailto:editor@ditmasparkcorner.com) and we’ll post them to the blog!