Halloween weekend warnings

Halloween weekend is about to begin and students at Chico State are getting ready to celebrate, but with coronavirus still present, how are university police going to handle the weekend?

Halloween in downtown chico is a tradition for the young adult crowd.

It'll be impacted by the pandemic too.

Action news now reporter carmela karcher shows us now how students in chico plan to celebrate.

And how police will be looking out for big gatherings.

Carmela karcher: "halloween weekend is about to begin and students at chico state are getting ready to celebrate, but with coronavirus still very much present, how are university police going to handle the weekend?"

Halloween weekend - a popular time for students in chico, so what is in the works?

Sophia benveniste/chico state student: "i'm just going to be hanging out with my friends& maybe going to some parties."

Parties!

But with coronavirus still spreading& handling parties could be a tough task.

"i think there's probably more cops this year than&like&just roaming around trying to keep people safe and things because of the extra precautions of covid-19" and&she's right.

Matt dillon/chief of university police: "the dynamics are different and how is that going to manifest itself?

I think there is a lot of unknown so all we can do&we are adding additional officers.

We already did last night and through the weekend for possible additional calls so we can handle those the best we can."

Matt dillon&the chief of university police&hopes students keep in mind the impact they could have on the health of the chico community.

"well obviously students want to have fun, they want to have a good time...but they need to be responsible not only for themselves but with a broader aspect to their impact on the community."

Carmela karcher: "the chief of the university police is also advising students to keep their distance and wear their masks.

In chico, carmela karcher, action news now, coverage you can count on."

The chief also said that organizations who have large events will face sanctions from the university.

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