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Speaker: Welcome to another episode of Your Briefing. I'm your host, Sergeant Shea Haney, Public Information Officer for the Adams County Sheriff's Office. This is a short-form podcast focused on specific topics that matter to you, your family, and what's going on within Adams County. today or This week, we're going to talk about Halloween tips. It's a Halloween episode, so we're going to talk about that, and we're going to talk a little bit about Riverdale Road and is it haunted or not.
Speaker: Our tip of the week is going to be to slow down, and that'll kind of tie into the Riverdale Road conversation. So let's get going. All right, so Halloween tips. We want to talk about trick-or-treating, right? We want to make sure that everyone's safe, so let's let's talk about it. We're going stick to the sidewalks and crossing at designated crosswalks. Don't jaywalk. Even if you're in the the the neighborhoods, just be careful. There's a lot of cars, a lot of kids that are out and about, so whether you're taking your family and trick-or-treating,
Speaker: or you're driving your car down the road, kids are going to be crossing the street, so we need to be careful about that, right? And then if you're a kid or younger, if you have your kids, everyone should stay in groups. Kids shouldn't be trick-or-treating by themselves. Obviously, if your their parents are staying with them, just keep an eye on them. But if your kids, you know, 10 to 15 years old are going out, make sure they stay in groups, and that that should help out. Now, when kids are crossing the road, i mean, this goes without saying, but make sure they're looking left and right. Again, lots of cars on the road. We'll talk a little bit about e-bikes and e-motos and those those things in a little bit, but it it all kind of relates together.
Speaker: ah Unfortunately, with the prevalence of those, I think there's going a lot of traffic issues and a lot of safety issues potentially. Kids should have flashlights and glow sticks. That goes for parents as well. Obviously, gets most people trick-or-treat at night, right? So we want to make sure that you guys are safe. And so having those glow sticks will will help illuminate you for traffic.
Speaker: All right, now let's talk about costumes, right? Make sure your kids' costumes are... fit properly, so they they help them not fall. Avoid having masks on. Obviously with school and kids, they probably can't wear their masks, but if they wear it outside, it might affect their vision. So tying it back to the the roads,
Speaker: Make sure that doesn't affect their vision and they they can see clearly so they don't fall, walk into traffic, any of those types of things. And then kinda like the glow sticks, reflective clothing will help keep you guys visible.
Speaker: Now if you're driving, slow down. Kids are out all night and put your phones away, right? Making sure We're visible. Sometimes you'll see parents and they trick or treat with their kids via car. It might be cold. We don't know.
Speaker: But make sure you're slow down. Make sure you're watching and paying attention. Take extra cautions around intersections, driveways, park cars. You never know who's going to pop out on the other side. So slowing down, especially if you're driving through neighborhoods, is is paramount.
Speaker: And then don't assume kids are gonna see you if you see them. That's not always the case. They're in groups. They're having fun They may not be paying attention. So take a little bit of extra time We'll roll right into e-bikes. So I i do think these are probably gonna be more prevalent this year. They've obviously exploded in popularity through 2026 so expect kids to be trick-or-treating out on e-bikes and e-motos and scooters and all all of those types of things you know, understand that kids are having fun, but obviously they need to be safe. And so, you know, I have a assuming we're going to get an uptick in calls for service for for these types of things too. And just understand as long as kids are being safe and following the law, they're kids. But also if if you see dangerous behavior, please, please reach out to us and give us a call.
Speaker: Um, and then let's talk about candy. So obviously back in the day, it used to be, Hey, inspect all of your candy, make sure there's nothing in it. And you should do that. But also we need to pay attention to homemade treats that we get from our neighbors. We kids may have allergies. You don't know how people prepare things. And if your kids got some sort of, issue as far as that goes with food. We want to make sure that we avoid that. And obviously with with any sort of candy and stuff with very young kids, it's a choking hazard. So please pay attention to that.
Speaker: All right. Last thing on Halloween safety, keep your porches lit, well lit. So if kids walk up, you know, there's there's no obstructions and kids aren't hurting themselves. Make sure that any of your decorations you have wouldn't cause anybody any injuries. And then obviously watch your pets. You know, I have a dog at home. He's to be barking all night long because everyone's going coming up. but making sure we keep the door shut and and our pets safe is is paramount.
Speaker: Real quick, we'll touch on it. where We have a trunk or treat. This is coming out on the 19th. Our trunk or treat is Friday, October 23rd from four to six. So if you're local Clear Creek Park, please join us for that. All of the candy was sponsored by Chevron.
Speaker: They donated out all of the candy and all the money needed for that. So please join us there. Several, Units from the sheriff's office are going to having trunks and it's and it's a great event.
Speaker: All right. So something a little less law enforcement, but it ties into Adams County. If you look on the Internet, people will say Riverdale Road is haunted. We're not here to confirm or deny that.
Speaker: We're here to talk about it. It's an 11 mile road from about ninetieth Avenue in Thornton all the way up to 160th Avenue in Brighton. If you live in the area, you've no doubt driven on it.
Speaker: But looking at some Google AI research, there's a few things that people think are haunted about this thing. it is that apparently there was a mansion in 1864 that stood along riverdale road fire occurred in 1971 and that's part of the folklore that this mansion fire created iron or there's iron gates remaining called the gates of hell and so the internet if you look at it they they think these are haunted
Speaker: There's been some reported, according to the internet, not police reports. There's been some reported ghost sightings of a phantom jogger, a lady in white, spectral kids and figures, and a phantom Camaro that drives down the road. And then the folklore has has expanded over the years.
Speaker: What we can say from the Adams County Sheriff's Office is that Riverdale Road is a long and windy road. People will definitely need to slow down. Watch the curves, watch the turns. Plorton PD has some of it. We have the majority of it.
Speaker: It's a long road. And if you're out there trying to look for if the road's haunted, great. Make sure you slow down and and make sure everyone's safe. So that'll go right into our tip of the week.
Speaker: um On roads like Riverdale, we need to slow down because there's really no It's not well lit. it's It's dark. There's not a lot of houses. And so especially at night, you're driving around near Riverdale Ridge High School and the the golf course.
Speaker: it's It's dark. So make sure we're slowing down. it's ah It's a one lane road each way. ah So that can create a lot of issues, especially if people are going super fast around corners.
Speaker: So please, especially on Riverdale Road, while you're out looking for ghosts and goblins, slow down. All right, so that'll be all we have for you guys today. Thanks for joining us. If you're watching this on YouTube, scan the QR code, let us know what you want to hear. We're on Apple and Spotify. If you're if you're watching this on YouTube and other podcast apps, um yeah, so we do shows every other week. Follow the Sheriff's Office on all the major social media platforms, and we'll catch you guys next time.
Speaker: Be safe.
