When Tyler Matlock heard parents he interacts with while volunteering in the pediatrics division at Boulder Community Hospital say they were considering keeping their kids from trick-or-treating this Halloween in the wake of the Jessica Ridgeway abduction and murder, he knew something had to be done.
Early last week, an idea started growing in the 26-year-old aspiring doctor’s head, and, on short notice, he began working out the details for the Pumpkin Patrol.
The volunteer group — which will hold a meet-and-greet meeting at BOOM Yogurt Bar on Tuesday — plans to patrol Boulder’s residential neighborhoods on Halloween night to keep an eye out for suspicious behavior and provide parents and trick-or-treaters with some peace of mind, Matlock said.
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