With Halloween this weekend, trick or treaters not only need to watch out for ghosts and goblins, but for traffic as well. Hillsboro Chief of Police Gary Satterlee says a good idea for trick-or-treating includes wearing reflective clothing.

"Reflective clothing is a benefit for those walking across the streets and with all the cars that are actually dropping trick-or-treaters off. Know where you're going to, go to only the places that you know and are familiar with, have flashlights - that helps too, as far as walking on the sidewalks with the clothing - and if it's older kids, we still ask them to walk in groups, don't run across the streets, make sure that the vehicles see you and stop, and just be safe out there."

Satterlee says drivers also need to stay alert during trick-or-treating time.

"If they are dropping off and picking up trick-or-treaters, it's always a good idea to have their flashers on - a lot of them have their parking lights on is all - but it's a good idea to have their flashers on, that let's other people that are driving know that the vehicles there are waiting on somebody."

Hillsboro's trick or treat hours will be from 6 to 9pm on Friday and Saturday. Litchfield's trick or treat hours will be from 5 to 8pm on Friday for children 12 and under and after the Halloween parade on Saturday until 9pm for all ages.
Thomack 10/22/15