Trick or Treating is cancelled in a Wyandotte neighborhood this year because the city says it has an "infestation of roaches."
The city issued a letter announcing that:
"It is in the best interest of citizens to close 20th street and the sidewalks from Eureka to Grove on Monday, October 31, 2022, from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Barricades and signage will be placed on the street and at sidewalks at Grove, the intersections of Orchard and Pine, and at Eureka, closing the street and sidewalk to vehicles and pedestrians. It is recommended that Trick 'r Treating be discouraged in this area."
7 Action News went to the neighborhood where the infestation is happening to speak to the people living there.
Lisa LaBean lives next door to the house where the infestation began and said, "You lay in bed and you think something’s crawling on you or something, it’s horrible!"
LaBean said she's spent almost $1,800 on supplies to fight off the cockroaches and that she's "terrified, I don’t want them coming in my house!"
Neighbors say the problem began on August 12th.
According to neighbors it was a normal Friday garbage day until city trash men stopped at the house in question.
