By MEGAN REYNOLDS

Tribune Staff Reporter

mreynolds@tribunemedia.net

HALLOWEEN can turn from fun and games to a frightening reality when criminals use the occasion to pounce on unsuspecting victims, police warn.

Throwing eggs and flour can escalate into the pelting of rocks at people and vehicles, and masked costumes can be used by criminals to gain access to homes or attack residents, Police Sergeant Anthony Rolle warned in a press conference at the Crime Prevention Office yesterday.

"Halloween can be a fun time for kids, but it's also a time for us to be very vigilant," said Sgt Rolle.

"Throwing eggs, we have found, has sometimes escalated to throwing rocks, with peopl ...

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