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Bethel Park police announce trick-or-treat hours, safety tips and upcoming community events
Summary
Police Chief Hartman announced trick-or-treat hours on Oct. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m., neighborhood patrols and several upcoming community engagement events including trunk-or-treat and crime-watch meeting.
Police Chief Hartman told council that Bethel Park’s trick-or-treat will take place on Friday, Oct. 31, from 6 to 8 p.m. He encouraged families to begin trick-or-treating at dusk, have children carry lights, cross at corners and have adults supervise younger children.
Hartman said officers will patrol neighborhoods and encouraged residents to flag down officers if children want a treat; the department will carry candy to hand out. He advised drivers to exercise extreme caution and drive slowly in residential areas on the evening.
Upcoming police events Chief Hartman noted include a trunk-or-treat event at South Hills Assembly on Saturday, Oct. 18 (2–4 p.m.); participation in South Park Shops’ annual trick-or-treat on Sunday, Oct. 19 (12:30–3 p.m.); a crime-watch meeting on Monday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. in the community center front classroom; and the department’s November toy drive collecting donations for Children’s Hospital, Sunrise School and the Children’s Institute. Hartman said donation-bin locations and further details will be posted on the department’s social media and the borough website.
The remarks were presented as the police chief’s report during the council meeting; no action by council was required.
