by Sabina Longo, WTOP10-TV

With Halloween quickly approaching, Lieutenant Zachary Misztal, from the Oswego Police Department has offered some tips to make your Trick- or- Treating more enjoyable. Lieutenant. Misztal provided a list of ways adults can follow to make their children’s experience much better.

• Children should have reflectors on their Halloween buckets.
• Facial makeup is better than masks so those who are giving out candy can see children’s faces.
• Costumes should be looser fitted children can wear warmer clothing underneath.
• Children should always be accompanied with an adult.
• Know your Trick-or-Treat route.
• Have a safety plan incase you get separated from the group.
• Only go to houses that are well lit.
• Check your child’s candy, if it looks suspicious or unwrapped throw it out.

The Recent trend of people dressed up in clown costumes around the nation has caused panic and fear in communities. “Children can dress up in clown costumes, they just have to be responsible with it,” said Lieutenant Misztal.

On February 13, 2015, SUNY Oswego University Police arrested Abhay Pant on a charge of first-degree rape.  Pant is originally from New Delhi, India, but lived in Hart Hall while studying abroad in Oswego.  He is accused of entering a residence hall room and sexually assaulting the resident early in the morning.  He was arraigned in Oswego Town Court and remanded to the county jail in lieu of bail in the amount of $50,000 cash or $100,000 bond.  He is scheduled to reappear in Town Court on Wednesday, February 18.