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With a busy Halloween weekend at hand, the bondsmen at Greg Rynerson Bail Bonds remind you of the the importance of safety. Halloween means family fun, but sometimes people go to excess too little precaution or with too much fun, too candy or too much alcohol.

They are also reminding parents to adhere to some rules of thumb while out and about this Oct. 31.

• Urge children to use common sense.
• Remind children they are not to enter the home of a stranger.
• Have kids stick to trick-or-treating in neighborhoods they know.
• Ensure that costumes are visible in the dark so that passenger vehicles can see them.  Reflective tape and/or using glow sticks can help drivers see children as they dart around the street.

If your adult fun included alcohol, be wise; do not drink and drive. Not only will police throughout California be out in force all weekend, but drunk driving can be deadly. So, be safe:

• If you’re going out drinking, plan ahead how you will get home
• Have a designated driver
• If someone your with has been drinking, contact friends or family, or call for a cab
• Never let an intoxicated person drive themselves home, even just around the corner.

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Many holidays, Halloween included, are oftentimes linked to a spike in DUI arrests. Reporting that sobriety checkpoints will be set up throughout California this weekend to ensure drivers, passengers and pedestrians remain safe while celebrating Halloween.

The Los Angeles Police Department is advising that those who are attending parties to plan a safe way hope prior to arriving and/or to designate a sober driver to get them home at the end of the night. It’s also recommended those who have had a few too many drinks call a taxi, friend, roommate, or family member or to take public transportation to get home.  It’s further suggested that if you see someone who is visibly impaired who is about to get behind the wheel, to take their keys and assist in getting them home safely.

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Halloween is upon us and that means ghouls, goblins and other things that go bump-in-the-night are steadily increasing.

Should you find yourself arrested and being taken to jail during while trick or treating, although you will likely not be in a haunted jail; the sounds of rattling metal (keys and handcuffs) and slamming doors (the opening and closures of jail cells) can still be enough to give you goosebumps.

Regardless as to when a person is arrested, the one, year-round common denominator of wanting to get out (and fast!) remains the same.

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Halloween isn’t just for kids anymore. To be sure, little pink princesses, Bob the Builders, and pint-sized goblins will be out ringing doorbells, but many adults get into the Halloween spirit too. More than 85% of 18-24 year olds celebrate Halloween and sometimes get too “spirited” for their own good. For many, that thing going “bump in the night” isn’t anything supernatural. It’s the sound of a jail cell door slamming shut.

Tampa, Florida police recently arrested a 21-year-old man for wearing a Batman costume, Read more »