{"id":18378,"date":"2025-10-27T14:42:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T14:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/18378\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T14:42:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T14:42:09","slug":"police-in-new-york-state-on-alert-this-week-for-halloween-mayhem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/18378\/","title":{"rendered":"Police In New York State On Alert This Week For Halloween Mayhem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Families all across Western New York and throughout the state are excited that Halloween falls on a Friday this year! Even though the weather forecast looks a little wet, it\u2019s nice to have the entire weekend to enjoy all the candy, costumes, and Halloween fun. But as <a href=\"https:\/\/wyrk.com\/halloween-on-friday-new-york-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Halloween kicks off a full weekend <\/a>of celebrations, law enforcement is reminding everyone to stay alert and stay safe.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re traveling this weekend, expect to see more police patrols in neighborhoods across the region. Not only will there be more kids and families walking door-to-door for candy, but there will also be more people heading out to Halloween parties. Before you get behind the wheel, make a plan to get home safely if you\u2019ve been drinking. Designate a sober driver, call a friend, or use a rideshare app.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/local-news\/police-to-increase-patrols-during-halloween-crackdown-on-impaired-driving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">According to reports<\/a> from New York State Police, officers across the Empire State will be on heightened alert for suspicious activity and erratic driving this Halloween weekend. It\u2019s easy to get caught up in all the excitement, but safety should always come first.<\/p>\n<p>Stay Alert And Stay Safe<\/p>\n<p>In many Western New York towns, trick-or-treating begins early in the evening. If you\u2019re heading home from work or out to start your weekend, keep an eye out for children who will be running from house to house trying to fill their candy bags. Slow down and stay extra cautious in residential areas.<\/p>\n<p>New York State&#8217;s Largest Pumpkin Carving<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Clay Moden<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Halloween is also one of the busiest nights of the year for vandalism and mischief, which means police departments across the region will be responding to more calls than usual.<\/p>\n<p>The best advice this weekend is simple: have fun, stay safe, and stay alert. For parents with young kids, make sure costumes fit properly, aren\u2019t too dark, and include reflective material, flashlights, or glow sticks for better visibility. Always use crosswalks and remind children to look both ways before crossing the street. From all of us at Townsquare Media: have a safe, fun, and happy Halloween!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Families all across Western New York and throughout the state are excited that Halloween falls on a Friday&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18379,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[232,9,24,55,54,56],"class_list":{"0":"post-18378","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-city","8":"tag-lifestyle","9":"tag-new-york","10":"tag-new-york-city","11":"tag-new-york-city-headlines","12":"tag-new-york-city-news","13":"tag-ny"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}