'Police on alert in Salem; Halloween weekend expected to attract more than 100,000'
Phil Demers - MassLive.com - October 28, 2017
With 100,000 visitors expected in Salem over Halloween weekend, more than 200 uniformed police were on hand in the city Saturday while others in plain clothes wended their way through the expanding crowd.
State police and FBI personnel were also keeping watch on Salem, according to CBS.
"(Authorities will) be on bike, they'll be on foot, and you'll see them deployed at various sectors throughout the downtown," Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll told the television station. "But we'll also have folks positioned who may not be as visible, just keeping an eye on things and monitoring the situation."
Salem police posted on Facebook this week a warning to potential visitors saying not to bring any replica weapons or face arrest.
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Salem MA Police
When creating your costume, please remember that no weapons or replica weapons are allowed during Haunted Happenings events. This is to include walking around the events downtown. All weapons will be confiscated for safe keeping.
Be aware that some weapons may subject you to arrest. Applicable Massachusetts General Law can be found in Chap. 269 Sec. 10 (https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter269/Section10) and Salem City Ordinance Section 24-5 (https://library.municode.com/ma/salem/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIICOOR_CH24OFMIPR_S24-5CACEWEWEKEOB)
If you see something, say something!*************************
Thanks to its morbid history of executing people suspected of being witches, Salem is one of the most popular destinations in the U.S. on Halloween.
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