Sedona police offers safety tips for trick-or-treating1 min read

The city of Sedona Police Department will help with safety at the annual trick-or-treat Halloween event in Uptown Sedona on Monday, Oct. 31, between 5 and 8 p.m.

wildart uptown halloween 11 2 11This free event is coordinated by the Sedona Main Street Program and allows for Uptown merchants to welcome all children and their parents to visit their storefronts along Highway 89A for trick-or-treating.

Jordan Road will be closed between State Route 89A and Mesquite Avenue from 3 to 8:30 p.m., and city of Sedona Police Volunteers, Community Service Aides and officers will be on hand to direct traffic at all the crosswalks in Uptown.

Parents are reminded that when getting children dressed in their costumes, make sure they are visible to drivers and also costumes don’t limit their children’s visibility. Additionally, before going trick-or-treating, parents are encouraged to identify a spot such as the front of a specific store, to meet up with their children if they get separated.

“Safety of children and their parents is our priority on Halloween, and we hope these measures enable everyone to have a fun, safe evening,” SPD Lt. James Pott said.

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For more information on the event or safety tips, contact Pott at (928) 203-5007.

Christopher Fox Graham

Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rock News, The Camp Verde Journal and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. Hired by Larson Newspapers as a copy editor in 2004, he became assistant manager editor in October 2009 and managing editor in August 2013. Graham has won awards for editorials, investigative news reporting, headline writing, page design and community service from the Arizona Newspapers Association. Graham has also been a guest contributor in Editor & Publisher magazine and featured in the LA Times, New York Post and San Francisco Chronicle. He lectures on journalism, media law and the First Amendment and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. Retired U.S. Army Col. John Mills, former director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs referred to him as "Mr. Slam Poet."

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