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DECATUR — Drivers who plan to get into the spirit of Halloween with drinking or marijuana use are getting a sobering message from the Decatur Police Department: Leave your car keys at home.
Sgt. Steve Hagemeyer said patrols will be on the lookout for motorists driving impaired after Halloween parties.
“Alcohol and marijuana impair not only your ability to drive safely, but also your decision-making skills,” Hagemeyer added. “That’s why it’s so important to know how you’ll get home before you leave for the party. Plan ahead to help keep yourself and others safe.”
Hagemeyer said even walking home isn’t a good idea if you are impaired and can be just as dangerous as driving drunk or stoned. “Designate a sober friend to walk you home,” he said.
The sergeant said anyone spotting an impaired driver on the road should contact police as soon as it is safe to do so. “And if you see an impaired person about to drive, take their keys and help them get home safely,” he said.
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1986: James Calhoun, disguised as a nasty monster, will welcome children tonight.
1977: Trying their wings were ducks Troy Trimble and Lslie Harlin.
These 'characters' are spending their time until Halloween at the house across from Dreamland Lake in Fairview Park.
1985: Youngsters from the Decatur Head Start program were a bit leery of this monster rising from his cardboard coffin as they made their way through the haunted house at the Boys' Club of Decatur.
1985: Thomas Burris plays a teen-age werewolf.
1985: Costumed crowd waits outside Bob Evans Restaurant for games and treats.
1988: These scary characters from Southeast School brightened Halloween Monday at the St. Mary's Hospital extended-care facility. From left, Thomas Street, Stephanie Williams and Danielle Coleman show their costumes. Residents Helen Gregory, left, and Eleanor McCarthy, enjoyed the show.
1978: Graveyard monsters and ghastly gorillas greeted the press and Decatur Jaycees' children at the Jaycees Haunted House.
1977: A seeming fight to the finsih is one of 13 scenes at the Decatur Jaycees Haunted House.
1975: A sinister-looking "County" Hohenstein springs from a co fin to begin the lesson.
1983: Werewolf threatens from behind bars in the Monticello Railway Museum's haunted train.
1983: The ghosts, ghouls and goblins were out in force as Decatur elementary schools marked Halloween with parties and parades.
1984: Eric Childress, 9, a fish monster with great hands.
1984: This Jaycees witch, Carol Harless, visited with Vauna Paradee at the Ana Waters Headstart Center Halloween party.
1984:Members of the Park haunted house entourage.
1985: Sarah Bennett took her two children to Bob Evans.
1983: Jean Maggioncalda (great pumpkin) marches along with son, Nicholas, and other members of his kindergarden class at Southeast school.
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