Are your kids ready to trick or treat? From costumes to candles, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) offers guidelines to make sure your family has a ghoulishly good time.
Choosing a costume for your child can be fun but remember to choose wisely. Look for items labeled flame resistant. Costumes should also be brightly colored or trimmed with reflective tape to make them more visible to motorists at night. Masks should have eye and nose holes for adequate visibility and breathing.
The CPSC encourages parents to:
- Use LED lights to illuminate jack-o-lanterns;
- Always accompany small children while visiting homes; and
- Warn children not to eat treats until an adult has checked for evidence of tampering.
Have a safe and happy Halloween!
On behalf of the Lincoln Park Neighborhood Watch Program, we would like to invite you to participate in a conversation on the future of public safety in our city. The reason for this conversation is to give candidates for office in the upcoming election an opportunity to inform the citizens of Lincoln Park about their position on issues relating to Public Safety. Continue Reading →
Officers of the Lincoln Park Police Department along with program volunteers will be going throughout the city in the coming weeks in an effort to increase citizen’s awareness of the Lincoln Park Neighborhood Watch Program. The purpose of the door to door canvassing is to explain what the Neighborhood Watch Program is as well to encourage residents to join. The officers or volunteers will have applications with them, which can be filled out at the time of the door to door canvassing or can be returned at a later date. This is a valuable organization, which can benefit all of our residents by helping keep our community safe, so please take the time to consider joining. For more information about the Lincoln Park Neighborhood Watch Program please call 313-381-3217 or visit www.lpnwp.org and www.facebook.com/lpnwp.
As children return to school, the Michigan State Police would like to remind motorists to pay attention to school bus lights and observe the school bus law. When approaching a school bus with its lights activated, motorists should always:
- Prepare to stop when a slowing bus has its overhead yellow lights flashing.
- Come to a complete stop at least 20 feet away from the bus when its overhead lights are flashing. Do not proceed until the bus resumes motion and/or you are signaled to do so by the bus driver.
- Proceed with caution when the hazard warning lights are flashing a school bus with its lights activated, motorists should always:
- Prepare to stop when a slowing bus has its overhead yellow lights flashing. Come to a complete stop at least 20 feet away from the bus when its overhead lights are flashing.
- Do not proceed until the bus resumes motion and/or you are signaled to do so by the bus driver.
- Proceed with caution when the hazard warning lights are flashing
