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Policing on Halloween: Replica weapons, crowd control and child safety

In this podcast segment, Jim and Doug discuss the various challenges facing police officers on the final night of October

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Policing on Halloween is different from any other day of the year. Children who are ordinarily on their living room couch after supper are out on the streets. Adults consuming large quantities of alcohol wander from one bar to another carrying costume “props” resembling edged weapons and firearms. Teenagers get into all manner of mayhem. In this podcast segment, Jim and Doug discuss the various challenges facing police officers on the final night of October.

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