 Barrett Township in Monroe County has cancelled Halloween including trick-or-treating this year for safety reasons as Eric Frein, the accused cop-killer is still at large. They also postponed their Halloween parade, which had been scheduled for Oct. 28, as well as their annual 5K Scarecrow Race, which had been scheduled for Oct. 19. State officials also announced hunters may return to parts of the Pennsylvania woods previously declared off-limits after police discovered pipe bombs allegedly left by Frein. Friday marked Day 28 in the search for Frein, accused of killing Pennsylvania State Police Corporal Bryon K. Dickson II and wounding Trooper Alex Douglass during an ambush shooting outside the Troop R barracks in Blooming Grove back on September 12.
– With accused cop killer Eric Frein still on the loose and presumably holed up in the nearby woods, a town in rural Pennsylvania has taken the unusual step of canceling Halloween festivities this year, reports ABC News. That means no trick-or-treating and no annual parade for Barrett Township. It's not just that residents fear for the safety of kids—they're also worried that Frein could take advantage of the night to grab a costume and escape the area. The town will instead organize an event at the local high school where people can hand out candy, reports NBC Philadelphia. Frein is accused of shooting to death one state trooper and wounding another on Sept. 12. Authorities tracking him have found various items in the woods, including a journal in which the shootings are discussed in "chilling" detail.