East Hampton Town Police Begin Sex Offender Monitoring For Halloween

The East Hampton Town Police Department announced that they have begun intensified monitoring of registered sex offenders for this Halloween season.

The initiative began on Wednesday, Oct. 28 and will continue through Halloween night.

During that time, detectives will visit the homes of registered sex offenders and conduct random surveillance to ensure compliance with state and local laws.

Information on level 2 and 3 sex offenders can be found at the New York State Division of Criminal Justice website (www.criminaljustice.ny.gov).

You can also find more information on Patch here.

Police provide the following tips to keeping safe this holiday:

• Parents are reminded to monitor their children’s activity on Halloween and discuss with them safety precautions regarding trick or treating and interaction with strangers.

• All treats should be examined before consumption, and any suspicious activity or suspected tampering of treats should be reported to the East Hampton Town Police Department immediately.

• Make sure older children take friends and stay together while trick ­or ­treating.

• Never send younger children out alone ­ they should be with a parent, guardian or another trusted adult.

• Always walk younger children to the door to receive treats.

• Don’t let children enter a home unless you are with them.

• Be sure children do not approach any vehicle, occupied or not, unless you are with them.