Wantagh Seaford Homeowners Association Neighborhood watch Halloween Safety Tips

I want to reintroduce myself, my name is Christopher Carini and I am currently the Corresponding Secretary for the Wantagh Seaford Homeowner's Association and Director of the WSHA Neighborhood Watch Committee. I am also the administrator of our Neighborhood Watch Facebook group. I contributed blog posts to the patch a couple of years back providing safety tips. After a absence, I am back to providing articles. I am pleased to announce that our Neighborhood Watch Facebook Group has grown to over 1600 members. This group is about neighbors keeping neighbors informed and a way to share criminal and suspicious activities occuring in the Wantagh/Seaford area. With Halloween just around the corner the safety tips below will help keep our children safe.

Crime Prevention:Safety Tips for Halloween

1. Do not allow a child to go "Trick or Treating" alone. Be sure older children TAKE A FRIEND and an ADULT accompanies young children.
2. Be certain to accompany young children to the door of every house they approach.
3. Be certain that parents are familiar with every house and all people from which the children receive treats.
4. Children should be cautioned that they should NOT enter any home without prior permission from their parents.
5. Children should be cautioned not to approach any vehicle, occupied or not, unless they know the owner and are accompanied by a parent.
6. Make sure that all children carry a glow stick or wear reflective clothing.
7. When using facial masks, make sure that children can see and breathe properly and easily.
8. All costumes and masks should be clearly marked as flame resistant.
9. Children should be warned to NEVER approach any house that is not well lit and does not have a porch or "outside" light on.
10. Children should be cautioned to remember any suspicious incidents and report them to their parents and/or the proper official.
11. Children should be cautioned to run away from people who try to trick them with special treats.
12. Children should be instructed to scream and make a scene if anyone tries to grab them or force them, in any way, to go with them.
13. Parents should inspect all treats and dispose of anything that seems to have been tampered with, has been opened, or is not wrapped.
14. A good alternative to "Trick or Treating" is for parents to organize parties at home, in schools, or in community centers.

These Safety Tips are courtesy of the New York State Police.

Please join the Wantagh Seaford Homeowner's Association Neighborhood Watch group on Facebook as well as the Wantagh Seaford Homeowners Association's main Facebook page.

Wantagh Seaford Homeowner's Association website

www.wsha.li

Wantagh Seaford Homeowner's neighborhood watch group

https://www.facebook.com/group...

Christopher Carini is the Corresponding Secretary for the Wantagh Seaford Homeowner's Association and the Director of the Wantagh Seaford Homeowners Association's Neighborhood Watch Committee.