Southie residents don't scare easily on Halloween

Boston Police report that shortly after 10 p.m. on Halloween, a black male, about 28, 6'2" with a thin build and mustache and wearing a black hoodie, baggy jeans and a gold earring, knocked on a door on the 200 block of W. 8th St.:

[He] stated "I don't want your candy I want your money." The victim struck the suspect with a cane knocking him to the ground. Suspect fled on F St towards W 7th.