{"id":441502,"date":"2026-10-29T14:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T14:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/441502\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T14:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T14:00:33","slug":"tampa-police-department-to-increase-patrols-over-halloween-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/441502\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa Police Department to increase patrols over Halloween weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Halloween is creeping up, and as little monsters and masked heroes prepare for tricks and treats, Tampa police are boosting patrols to help keep the spooky fun night a safe one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Tampa Police Department says additional officers will be deployed both in uniform and plainclothes. The patrols will put an emphasis on impaired driving and &#8220;deterring reckless behavior&#8221; to improve public safety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Increased patrols will begin Friday, Oct. 30, and run through Sunday, Nov. 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you plan to celebrate Halloween with some spooky drinks, police are urging you to plan ahead by designating a sober driver or using a rideshare service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Trick-or-treaters are encouraged to stay alert, use caution throughout the night, and look out for one another.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Most importantly, suspicious behaviors should be reported to law enforcement promptly,&#8221; TPD said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Call 911 in an emergency, or find the nearest officer. For non-emergencies, call 813-231-6130.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Halloween brings our community together in many ways, from neighborhood trick-or-treating to the large-scale events taking place throughout the city. As thousands prepare to celebrate, our priority is ensuring everyone can enjoy the festivities safely,&#8221; said Acting Chief Brett Owen in TPD&#8217;s announcement. &#8220;We ask residents and visitors to look out for one another, use good judgment, and do their part to keep Halloween fun and safe for everyone.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Halloween is creeping up, and as little monsters and masked heroes prepare for tricks and treats, Tampa police&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":441503,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-441502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=441502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441502\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/441503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=441502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=441502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=441502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}