Little ghosts and ghouls will descend on Sunshine and Cooloola Coast streets tonight.
Today is Halloween, and that means Trick’or’Treaters knocking at doors in some neighbourhoods, as the US holiday becomes more and more popular in Australia.
Acting Sergeant Rebecca McMeniman is encouraging the spooky spirit, but says safety should be everyone’s number one priority.
“Be accompanied by a trusted, responsible adult at all times. Walk, not run, and stick to the footpath; we don’t want kids walking all over the road – that’s a road safety issue. Never enter any stranger’s house.”
“Consider Trick’or’Treating with friends and go out in groups because there’s safety in numbers. Do not leave it until late at night, it is a school night so we can go home early and eat all out lollies, and only knock on doors that display a Halloween invitation.”
She says while most Trick’or’Treaters behave appropriately, there were three egg throwing incidents last Halloween.
Officer McMeniman is reminding everyone that’s a criminal offence and you may be charged with wilful damage.
“Police will not tolerate this behaviour,” she says.
“It would be mindful for shop assistants to think twice about selling cartons of eggs to juveniles on Halloween night.”
The Queensland Police Service has also launched a new video game called ‘Lolly Quest 2022’ which can be downloaded from the Apple App store or accessed here.
The game was created to help educate little Trick’or’Treaters on how to practice safety on Halloween.
