Trail of Treats Suspended
(WOLO) LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C., — ” i’m going for batman and robin” vo regardless of which super heros these parents of 7 little ones decide to dress them up as – it appears they’ll have their hands full warding off the bad guys. that revelation after lexington announced it’d be suspending this years trail of treats. one of the few places parents say they knew their children could be – well children. sot 07:17:34 “sometimes it can be dangerous. you don’t know who you’re going to knock on the door to.” vo new lexington resident holly alcamo says she has 3 children – all planning to grab as much candy as they can. for her the trail of treats was a safer then some of the horror stories she’s already heard. sot 07:22:21 “we actually had a contractor come to our house and he was telling us about how he found a razor blade in one of his kids gum…so they’re not even trick or treating this year.” vo the sheriff’s department says the family oriented event was intended to keep parents from having to worry about just that. but this year – the gates are closed and no trespassing signs have been posted. on-cam tag stand up on tape “and here’s why the wildcat hollow ballpark i’m standing in the middle of right now is about to be ….well hollow. the lumber on site and john deere tractors a big indication that this site is more of a trick than a treat for families who were planning to bring their children here for halloween.” sot 07:20:43 ” it’s cool progress is coming here and all but you’d think they’d be able to find somewhere else to go.” vo but while the county makes way for new ball park – they say they couldn’t find an alternate location. forcing families like the starlings to re-think their plans. sot 07:17:24 ” since we are not going to be able to do that this year we may have to trunk or treat…it’s a little safer then going door to door.” **nats break** do you know what you are going to be for halloween? a princess. at least one princess won’t have to worry about taking a bite out of a bad apple.