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Police outline Halloween staffing on Union Street, tell council broad closures would be difficult
Summary
Concord Police briefed council on typical Halloween coverage downtown and said blanket street closures would be complex because Halloween activity occurs across the city; cosponsorship affects whether the city covers overtime costs for officers.
At the Oct. 14 meeting, Concord Police Chief Hughes told the City Council that the department traditionally staffs Union Street on Halloween with officers and sergeants at both the north and south ends of the corridor to monitor trick-or-treat activity.
Chief Hughes said historically the department provides roughly two officers and a sergeant on the north end and similarly on the south end, roughly from about 5 p.m. until 10 p.m., or until trick-or-treaters…
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