How safe is your child's trick or treat path?

Nov 2, 2006 09:05 AM

DUNCAN-- Halloween is less than a week away and that means many of you will be sending your kids out trick or treating. But times have changed for parents these days. It's not just about checking your candy and the little ones' costumes. Who's checking your neighborhood and how safe is your child's trick or treat path?

There are restrictions on where sex offenders can live, but nothing stops them from passing out candy to your kids. Theres a web site called http://www.familywatchdog.us/ it's something all parents should look at before Halloween night.

Most neighborhoods are ready for Halloween. Getting all the decorations in the right place didn't keep sandra chamberlain from checking for sex offenders in her neighborhood. Chamberlain says "its very important to know your path, your surroundings and make sure you know who lives there."

Sandra has looked up sex offender information on the Duncan Police Department's website. Detective Keith Stewart says he's concerned that too many parents aren't doing that. Detective Stewart says "they don't think about who's next door or who's around the corner and that can cause problems. We cant forget that they're here, they're in our community, they're in our society and you just have to be aware and be cautious of what you do."

The Duncan Police Department has a link to it on their page. But anyone can access it. When you go there, you'll see on the right side of your computer screen a spot that says "find offenders. " You just type your own address in and within seconds you have a list of sexual offenders in your community.