ALBANY -- The state police Thruway detail and civilian volunteers are again patrolling the 641-mile highway system to prevent dangerous Halloween pranks.
Dubbed "Pumpkin Patrols," the extra surveillance along Thruway overpasses first began in 1976 to cut down on vandalism on Halloween night.
Thruway Authority officials say the patrols began Thursday and will continue through Friday.
Members of Troop T, the state police detail that patrols the Thruway, are being helped by citizen band radio clubs and amateur radio operators. Volunteers are also assisting troopers by keeping an eye on Thruway overpasses.
Officials say 16 groups in 20 counties have asked to participate in this year's effort.
On the Net:
www.nysthruway.gov
Thruway Authority officials say the patrols began Thursday and will continue through Friday.
Members of Troop T, the state police detail that patrols the Thruway, are being helped by citizen band radio clubs and amateur radio operators. Volunteers are also assisting troopers by keeping an eye on Thruway overpasses.
Officials say 16 groups in 20 counties have asked to participate in this year's effort.
On the Net:
www.nysthruway.gov
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ranger walker wrote on Oct 31, 2008 6:13 PM:
interested wrote on Oct 31, 2008 12:12 PM:
blueyankee443 wrote on Oct 31, 2008 9:20 AM:
there still snow there?A person would
think this kind of prank would be phase
d out by this time.This was a prank don
e in my time,and was believed not to ex
ist in the present.Especially the CBrs
are still hanging in there.Time really
does fly,and here in China,they only
sell them. Maybe I will be home next
year.After this long in China,these thi
ngs are sorely missed. "
childofthekorn1318 wrote on Oct 31, 2008 8:44 AM: