Halloween Triple Fines & Safety Zone: Downtown Santa Cruz

SANTA CRUZ, CA – As Halloween annually draws large crowds downtown into the night, the Santa Cruz Police Department will enact its Safety Enhancement Zone designation in the downtown corridor for Halloween 2017 and will have 100 uniformed officers patrolling the area.

The Safety Enhancement Zone begins at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31 and runs through 5 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1 with road closures, no parking zones and triple fines for certain municipal code violations. Being busted with an open container of alcohol, for example, will run $486 in fines.

"Officers will be using a proactive strategy to minimize problems and reduce the opportunity for alcohol-fueled problems and inappropriate behavior throughout the night," the department said. "Last year, the police department responded to 397 calls for service, issued 24 triple-fine citations and made 20 arrests during the Halloween evening. The crowd size was estimated at 10,000."

This year there will be increased lighting and portable restrooms throughout the downtown corridor, police said.

To see the list of road closures and what constitutes a triple-fine violation follow this link.

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