Penn Live [PA]
18 October 2018
Parent finds pills among
Halloween parade candy
A Hershey parent made a frightening discovery while
looking through their child's bag of candy from the Halloween parade Wednesday
night. Two small baggies of pills. But Derry Township Police put out a notice
last night saying they believe the pills were not intentionally given to the
child. "It is believed the two baggies were accidentally discarded by
someone attending the parade and the child mistakenly picked them from the
ground while gathering other candy items in that area," township police
said. […]
Global News [Canada]
23 October 2018
Man finds razor blade in
chocolate bar bought in west-end Toronto, police say
Toronto [ON] police have issued a public safety alert
after a man found a razor blade in a chocolate bar he purchased from a
Dollarama in the city’s west end. Officers said a man bought a package of mini
Twix bars on Saturday from the store at 30 Weston Rd. […]
Daily Record [Scotland]
24 October 2018
Schoolboy cuts mouth after
chewing 'razor blade' found in shop-bought Halloween cake
A Halloween sweet treat could easily have turned into
a nightmare for one Teesside family after their son bit into a cake containing
a sharp rectangular piece of metal. Charlie Dunkerley cut the inside of his
mouth after feeling something sharp while chewing a Cadbury Pumpkin Patch cake
on Monday night. The 12-year-old, from Normanby, spat the mouthful of cake out
and when he and mum Clare, a nurse, took a closer look, they discovered what
they believed was a metal razor blade about half the size of Clare's little
finger and with a sharp edge running along one side, reports Gazette Live. […]
WANE-TV [Fort
Wayne, IN]
29 October 2018
Police investigating report
of blade found in candy bar
ALBION, Ind.
(WANE) - Police in Noble County are investigating after a woman reported
finding a blade in a candy bar that she said her child received during a
trick-or-treating event at Chain O’ Lakes State Park on Saturday. In a Facebook
post Sunday night, Kassandra Ringler said she found a sharp blade inside of a
Milky Way chocolate bar. […]
WOIO [Cleveland, OH]
29 October 2018
Galion Police investigating
reports of laced Halloween candy
GALION, OH (WOIO) - Officers at the Galion Police
Department are currently investigating reports of laced candy passed out to
children over the weekend. According to the Department’s Facebook post they
believe the candy to be “laced with something.” They were made aware after
parents reached out to the department after their child became ill Sunday
night. He was trick-or-treating on the West side of town near Arlington Avenue,
Tidd Drive and Highland Avenue. According to police, the boy is recovering, but
put out a warning for area parents.
Mansfield News Journal [OH]
29 October 2018
Galion trick-or-treater
tested positive for meth, police report
GALION - A 5-year-old boy tested positive for
methamphetamines, reportedly after eating trick-or-treat candy, Galion
Community Hospital staff reported to police on Sunday. The boy was brought to
the hospital for a possible seizure, according to a Galion police report. […] According
to the police report, the parents told hospital staff the meth must have come
from a piece of trick-or-treat candy the boy had been eating. […]
WBNS-TV [Columbus, OH]
29 October 2018
Mom blames trick-or-treating
after Galion 5-year-old tests positive for meth
[…] Police gathered Braylen’s candy and sent it to a
crime lab in Mansfield for testing. [His mother Julia] Pence says both she and
Braylen's father are recovering drug addicts. She says she's been clean for
more than three years and they are both clean and on better paths, now. When
asked if it was possible if Braylen might have come in contact with meth that
wasn't from trick-or-treating, she says there's no way. […]
Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum [Ohio]
2 November 2018
Father arrested after son
tested positive for meth after trick or treating
GALION - The father of a boy who tested positive for
methamphetamines was arrested Thursday on charges of tampering with evidence
and possession of drugs, methamphetamines, according to Galion police Chief
Brian Saterfield. […]
http://www.wdrb.com/story/39391764/mini-bottle-of-tequila-found-in-shelby-county-trickortreaters-bag
WDRB-TV [Louisville, KY]
31 October 2018
Mini bottle of tequila found
in Shelby County trick-or-treater's bag
SIMPSONVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Beggar's night in one
Shelby County neighborhood was more trick than treat for one kid. Someone put a
miniature bottle of Sauza tequila in one one child's bag. […]
Daily Dayton News [OH]
31 October 2018
Police investigate post
claiming nail found in candy after trick-or-treating
TIPP CITY — Police are investigating a Facebook post
that claims a nail was found in a piece of Halloween candy in Tipp City. The
post said a nail was found in a snack-sized Snickers bar received after
trick-or-treating in Tipp City Tuesday. […]
WHAS-TV [Louisville, KY]
31 October 2018
Mom finds metal rod in
daughter's Halloween candy
CORYDON, Ind. (WHAS11) -- A piece of candy is now a
piece of evidence in Corydon, Indiana after one mother told WHAS11 News that
she found a metal rod in her daughter’s Halloween candy [a Snickers bar]. “This
metal object was sticking out, just a little bit,” Kailee Wisnoski told police
Wednesday afternoon. […]
WAND-TV [Decatur, IL]
8 November 2018
People of interest identified
in tampered candy case
SHERMAN, Ill. (WAND) – Police have identified two
people of interest after finding a blade in a piece of Halloween candy. The
metal blade was in a piece of “Reese’s Stuffed with Pieces” candy that a
Sherman child collected during the holiday. Officers began investigating after
they learned about it on Oct. 31 and identified the potential suspects. […]
The State Journal-Register [Springfield, IL]
28 November 2018
No charges filed in Sherman
case of metal found in candy
SHERMAN — No charges have been filed in the case of a
thin piece of metal found in a piece of candy in Sherman last month. Sherman
police previously said an adult and a juvenile were identified as "people
of interest" in the case. On Wednesday, police said the adult "was
determined to not be directly involved in the incident." As for the
juvenile, police have talked to the Sangamon County State's Attorney's Office
about potential charges. […]
Oswego County Today [NY]
31 October 2018
DA’s Office Alerted To
Possible Candy Tampering
OSWEGO -The District Attorney’s Office has received a
report Wednesday (October 31) from two individuals who took their children
trick-or-treating in the town of Mexico. The parents state that when they
checked their child’s candy, they found that a “DOTS” candy box had been opened
and that the candy had been replaced with rocks (and then resealed), DA Gregory
Oakes said. […]
Oswego County News Now
5 November 2018
Police: Mexico man allegedly
tampered with Halloween candy
MEXICO — A 58-year-old man has been arrested in
connection with a Halloween incident where he allegedly tampered with candy by
putting rocks inside the packaging before it ended up in the hands of innocent
trick-or-treaters[.] Jeffrey C. Beardslee, of 26 South Jefferson Street in
Mexico, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, a class A
misdemeanor, on Saturday afternoon. […]
WTHI-TV [Terre Haute, IN]
31 October 2018
Officers receive a report of
a needle found in trick or treating candy
CASEY, Ill. (WTHI) - A Wabash Valley police department
has issued a warning after they responded to a call about a needle in trick or
treating candy. […]
Times Union [Albany, NY]
1 November 2018
Police: Needle in Hoosick
Falls candy was the child's own prank
HOOSICK FALLS — A day after a parent reported finding
a sewing needle in his young child's candy, village police said they'd
determined it was a prank that "quickly spiraled out of control." Officers
interviewed the elementary school-aged child who found the needle, and the
child admitted to trying to prank their father without realizing he would call
the police. […]
Metro [UK]
1 November 2018
Girl, 5, given ‘ecstasy
tablets’ in Halloween trick-or-treat bucket
A mother is urging parents to check their children’s
trick-or-treat sweets after claiming to have found ‘ecstasy tablets’ in her
daughter’s Halloween bucket. Amy Dixon, 34, discovered a padded envelope
containing pink tablets among the sweets her daughter Lexi-Mai, five, had
collected near their home in Shiremoor, North Tyneside. […]
WSMV-TV [Nashville, TN]
1 November 2018
Needle found in Mt. Juliet
child's Halloween candy
Mt. JULIET, TN (WSMV) - The Wilson County Sheriff's
Office has confirmed a mother found a needle inside her child's piece of
Halloween candy [Lifesavers Gummies]. […]
WILX-TV [Lansing, MI]
1 November 2018
Police: Child found thumbtack
in Halloween candy
BLACKMAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WILX) -- A child has found a
thumbtack in Halloween candy handed out in Jackson County, police said. The
Blackman-Leoni Department of Public Safety posted on Facebook Thursday morning
about a report of a child finding a thumbtack in a Tootsie Roll. […]
ABC News [Australia]
1 November 2018
Suspicious Halloween 'lolly'
handed to trick-or-treating 11yo in Alice Springs
A family in Alice Springs has alerted authorities to a
suspicious package collected by their 11-year-old daughter while
trick-or-treating on Wednesday night. Anastasia Byrnes said her daughter Lilly
was going through her stash of lollies when she got home and came across the
small Korean-labelled package. […] Superintendent Bradley Currie said Northern
Territory Police in Alice Springs were aware of the sachet and had identified
the contents. "The green sachet covered in foreign writing was likely a
supplement containing glutathione," he said. "Glutathione is produced
by the liver and also found in fruits, vegetables, and meats. [It is] also
supplied within supplements and available over-the-counter in chemists or
online." […]
The Belleville Intelligencer [ON]
1 November 2018
Pill found in Halloween
candy: Belleville police
[…] Adam Davidson, 33, said Thursday morning he was
inspecting candy his daughter collected the previous night while
trick-or-treating when he found a clear, zip-locking plastic bag containing
several dozen jellybeans. “It was loose candy. I don’t allow any of that,” said
Davidson, adding he also doesn’t let his children eat anything they’ve
collected until he’s had a close look. “I was about to throw it out – and then
I saw the pill,” he said. “Then I really took a look at it.” The oblong,
peach-coloured pill bore the digits 515 on at least one side. […]
The Belleville Intelligencer [ON]
4 November 2018
Pill found in Halloween candy
was accident: police
[…] Sgt. Greg Asimis reported police spoke Friday
evening with a senior couple in the city’s east end. They ruled the inclusion
of the cholesterol-management pill in a bag of jelly beans to be accidental,
Asimis added. “There will be no further police action,” Asimis wrote. […]
WHDH-TV [Boston]
2 November 2018
Second sewing needle found hidden
in Twizzlers candy in Marshfield
MARSHFIELD, MASS. (WHDH) - A second sewing needle was
found inside a package of Twizzlers candy in Marshfield after police warned the
public on Thursday of a young trick-or-treater who was given a Twizzlers Twist
with a similar needle hidden inside. […]
WABI-TV [Bangor, ME]
1 November 2018
Newport Police: Parent
stabbed by pin in child's Halloween candy bag
By Catherine Pegram
NEWPORT, Maine (WABI) -- Newport police say a parent
was stabbed by a pin Wednesday night after reaching into their child's bag of
Halloween candy. Police have not said if the pin was actually inside the
Reece's [sic] Peanut Butter cup or if the incident was intentional. […]
Florida Times-Union
1 November 2018
Clay County Sheriff’s Office
alerts community about tampered Halloween candy concern
[…] A Middleburg woman posted Wednesday night on
Facebook that her niece found a Kit Kat bar with a sewing needle inserted into
it, then found another needle inside a Reese’s peanut butter cup. She said the
candy was picked up during trick-or-treating in the Pineridge Parkway
development. […]
First Coast News [Jacksonville, FL]
5 November 2018
Clay County Sheriff's Office
debunks allegations of tampered Halloween Candy
The Clay County Sheriff's Office said Monday recent
complaints of tainted Halloween candy are false, and they are pursuing charges
for the false allegations. The Clay County Sheriff's Office began investigating
after a woman said her niece snapped a Kit-Kat in half and found a needle in
the middle of it after trick-or-treating in Middleburg. […]
First Coast News [Jacksonville, FL]
6 November 2018
REPORT: Clay County boy
placed needles in Halloween candy as part of hoax
[…] Another woman said her 14-year-old stepdaughter
snapped a Crunch bar in half and found a needle in the middle of it after
trick-or-treating in Orange Park. On Facebook, a woman said her niece bit into
a Kit-Kat bar and found a needle inside. […] Deputies have since learned that
both allegations were false. […] "At this time, all three cases have been
unfounded," said a statement from CCSO. "We are currently working
with the State Attorney’s Office concerning charges to come for these false
allegations, which caused great community concern."
First Coast News [Jacksonville, FL]
7 November 2018
Investigation into fake
Halloween candy claims cost tax payers $10k
CLAY CO, Fla -- Ten-thousand dollars. That's how much
it could cost Clay County for deputies to investigate false Halloween candy
claims this year. […]
Sudbury.com [ON]
1 November 2018
North Bay mom says check
kids' Halloween candy after claiming to find needle in son's chocolate bar
Someone was out to injure children last night as
reports surface of needles being found in chocolate bars being handed out in
the Ferguson Street area of the city. […] Meanwhile, West Nipissing Police
Chief Ray St. Pierre confirmed to BayToday that officers are investigating a
report of medical pills being found in a child's Halloween bag. […] There is
suspicion that it is an Allegra Antihistamine pill.
WJW [Cleveland, OH]
1 November 2018
UPDATE: Police say teen not
sickened by tainted candy
LORAIN, Ohio-- Lorain police say an illness that left
a teen hospitalized on Halloween was not a result of tainted candy. A Lorain woman reported that her teenage son
ingested tainted Halloween candy Wednesday night when the 15-year-old boy and
his friends were trick-or-treating on the city's east side. The teen said he
couldn't remember exactly where he was when it happened or if the sucker he
allegedly consumed was already opened. He said his tongue and then his body
went numb. When he got home, his mother said he looked like a "stumbling
drunk." "They said based on his appearance when he got there, his
symptoms and the fact that the Narcan took effect within 10 minutes and he was
feeling better, it had to have been an opiate," said Celena Burkhammer,
the boy's mother. […]
Sun Journal [Lewiston, ME]
1 November 2018
13-year-old trick-or-treater
reports getting pot in Auburn
AUBURN — Police said a teenager found a baggie of pot
among the candy after trick-or-treating on Halloween. […]
Fox Illinois
1 November 2018
Champaign boy finds razor
blade in candy bar
[…] Champaign Police tell us they received a report
Wednesday night that a young boy had found a razor blade in his candy bar [Kit
Kat]. Police say the boy found the blade after he bit into the candy bar. The
boy was unharmed. […]
KOMO-TV [Seattle]
1 November 2018
Straight pins found in kids'
trick-or-treat candy in Omak, police say
OMAK, Wash. - Police are investigating after two
families in the Central Washington town of Omak reported finding straight pins
in trick-or-treat candy handed out to their children on Halloween. In both of
the two separate incidents, the kids' parents reported finding a straight pin
in a small box of Nerds candy. The plastic tip on the straight pin was the same
color as the candy within the box, said Omak Police Chief Jeff Koplin. It was
also reported that a similar straight pin was found inside the packaging of a
small Snickers bar, Koplin said. […]
WBTV [Charlotte, NC]
1 November 2018
Deputies investigating after
man says son was injured by pin placed in Halloween candy
ROWAN COUNTY, NC (WBTV) - The Rowan Sheriff’s Office
is investigating after a man says his son was injured by a straight pin that
had been placed inside a Snickers candy bar. Howard Peacock said that his son
got the candy while the family was trick or treating in the Grace Ridge
neighborhood in southern Rowan County. […]
Salisbury Post [NC]
7 November 2018
11-year-old charged with
putting pins in Halloween candy
SALISBURY — An 11-year-old who was visiting relatives
in the Grace Ridge subdivision was charged in juvenile court with putting pins
inside mini-Snickers bars on Halloween, according to the Rowan County Sheriff’s
Office. […]
Detectives filed felony charges against the 11-year-old
child, who was referred to Rowan County Juvenile Court. The child faces charges
of distribution of food at Halloween containing foreign objects. […]
Cape May County Herald [NJ]
1 November 2018
Middle Twp Police: False
Social Media Posts Claimed Tainted Halloween Candy
COURT HOUSE -- On Oct. 31, Halloween evening in Middle
Township, during Trick or Treat Night, several individuals separately posted
statements on Facebook referencing candy possibly being laced with drugs and
people being admitted to the hospital for treatment. […] The investigation concluded the
statements were false and were posted via hearsay through third parties.
The Modesto Bee [CA]
1 November 2018
Where did metal-tainted
Halloween candy originate? Oakdale police working to find out.
Oakdale police are following some trick-or-treaters’ route
to try to trace contaminated candy to its source. Several chocolates — Fun Size
Snickers and Milky Way bars, mini Mars and Almond Joy bars and Reese’s Peanut
Butter Cups — were turned over to officers Wednesday after a family discovered
small metal pieces in them, the Police Department said in a news release. […]
Burlington Free Press [VT]
1 November 2018
Halloween candy scare: Metal
found in Middlebury trick-or-treater's Laffy Taffy
After a dog cut its mouth on a piece of Laffy Taffy a
child had received while trick-or-treating Wednesday, Middlebury police are
reiterating a warning for parents to check their kids' Halloween candy. The
metal piece that was embedded in the piece of candy appears to be a broken
remnant from the manufacturing process, Police Chief Thomas Hanley said in a
Facebook post. Police do not believe someone tampered with the piece of candy
after it had been sealed in the factory. […]
Daily Gazette [Schenectady, NY]
1 November 2018
Possible needles in Halloween
candy investigated in Gloversville
GLOVERSVILLE -- Gloversville police said on Thursday
they were investigating reports of needles or pins being found in candy handed
out Wednesday night during trick-or-treating. […]
KGW [Portland, OR]
1 November 2018
Aloha parents reportedly eat
Halloween candy laced with meth
[…] The parents said they got sick eating Sour Patch
Kids candy their children received the night before. The parents told deputies
the wrapper appeared to be fully sealed before they ate the candy. The candy
tested positive for methamphetamine, deputies said. […]
KRQE-TV [Albuquerque, NM]
1 November 2018
Police say Albuquerque girl
found needle in Halloween candy
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - Albuquerque Police say a
little girl found a needle hidden in her candy bar when she took a bite after
trick-or-treating. The needle was hidden a Three Musketeers candy bar she got
while trick-or-treating in the Chelwood Park area in the Northeast Heights. […]
WKOW-TV [Madison, WI]
1 November 2018
Middleton Police: training
syringe found in Halloween candy
MIDDLETON (WKOW) — Officers are investigating the
source of a training syringe after a family found one in their child’s
Halloween candy. […] Police say the item is an iSecure or training syringe and
did not contain any hazardous medications nor a needle. […]
Idaho Statesman
1 November 2018
Child given bag of rat poison
while trick-or-treating in Meridian, police say
A 7-year-old discovered a bag of rat poison in his bag
Wednesday night after trick-or-treating in the Presidential subdivision in
Meridian, police said in a statement Thursday afternoon. […]
CTV News [Vancouver Island, BC]
1 November 2018
Young trick-or-treater in
Port Alberni finds pills in Kinder Surprise egg
[…] [T]wo parents found containers full of pills in
their kids' Halloween candy hauls. […] Both parents notified local RCMP who
went to the home and found a woman in her 80s who may have been suffering from
a cognitive issue like dementia. "The woman was also handing out things
like scarves and mittens and calculators and clocks, so we're not looking at
any malicious intent here," said Port Alberni RCMP spokeswoman Cpl. Amelia
Hayden. RCMP say the woman handed out a large number of personal items
including some pieces of jewellery. […] Meanwhile on the Saanich Peninsula,
there is similar concern after a parent discovered a chocolate filled with
liquor in his child's stash. […]
MV Times [Martha’s Vineyard, MA]
1 November 2018
Oak Bluffs woman finds nail
in candy
[…] Veronika Buckley of Oak Bluffs found a nail
sticking out of a Hershey’s chocolate bar after trick-or-treating with her
children. […]
Star-Herald [Scottsbluff, NE]
1 November 2018
Police investigate nail found
in candy bar following trick-or-treating
A Scottsbluff woman [Tonja McNeal] is sounding the
alarm after her family found a nail in a piece of candy [Snickers bar] after
trick-or-treating Wednesday. […]
Houma Today [LA]
1 November 2018
Mother claims pill was inside
daughter’s Halloween candy
Tequilla Fletcher
said she found something disturbing in her 12-year-old’s Halloween candy
Wednesday night. “We got home and my daughter opened up a fun-sized Snickers
candy bar,” the Houma resident said. “She bit into the candy and said, ‘Mom, it
has a nasty taste.’ She bit it a second time and bit down on what she thought
was a peanut shell. She showed it to me and at first I really thought it was a
SweeTart.” To Fletcher’s horror, she said it was actually an anti-nausea pill.
[…]
The Herald-News [Joliet, IL]
1 November 2018
Police: Suspicious candy
hearts in Braidwood were nothing but sugar
[…] About 8:50 p.m. Wednesday, Braidwood police
addressed a rumor circulating on Facebook that a person turned in candy hearts
to them that they believed had been laced with an unknown substance that later
tested positive to be rohypnol, commonly known as roofie. However, an analysis
of the candy performed by the police showed it was pure sugar, Braidwood Deputy
Police Chief Steve Finlon said. […]
Western Mass News [Massachusetts]
2 November 2018
Sturbridge Police: metal
found in Halloween candy was missing dental work
[…] Sturbridge Police Lt. Earl Dessert said Friday
that someone went to police on Thursday to say that they found a "small
metal object" in a Now and Later candy. The object was not a sharp item or
a needle. Later Friday, Dessert said that a Facebook user who saw the initial
post and identified it as a piece of child's dental work. Investigators
followed up with the child's parent, who confirmed that the child was missing
that particular piece. "The parent was embarrassed and apologetic as they
forgot the piece was put in over a year ago," Dessert explained. […]
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/police-investigate-report-of-needle-in-halloween-candy-bar
Ottawa Citizen [ON]
2 November 2018
Police investigate report of
needle in Halloween candy bar
Police are investigating a report from Barrhaven of a
needle being found in a chocolate bar [Aero]. […]
WAFF-TV [Huntsville, AL]
1 November 2018
Harvest family says razor
blade was in son’s Halloween candy
HARVEST, AL (WAFF) - It’s every parent’s Halloween
nightmare come true. A Harvest father [Isreal Raybon] is beside himself after a
razor blade was found mixed in with his child’s treat or treat candy. […]
WKBW-TV [Buffalo, NY]
2 November 2018
Report: Needle found in
Village of Hamburg Halloween candy
HAMBURG, N.Y. (WKBW) - UPDATE: The Village of Hamburg
Police now say they have received a report of trick-or-treat candy being
tampered with on Halloween night. Police say shortly after 9:30 a.m. Friday,
they took a report of a needle found in a bag of [W]hoppers. […]
CTV Kitchener [ON]
2 November 2018
Unknown substance found in
Halloween candy box: police
A box of Halloween candy may have been tampered with
in Brantford. Police are investigating after receiving reports that a box of
candy had its contents replaced with an unknown substance. […] The substance
was allegedly found in a box of DOTS assorted fruit flavoured gum drops. Police
said in a news release that the substance may have been camphor, an ingredient
in topical applications, which can be unsafe if taken orally. […]
KVIA-TV [El Paso, TX]
2 November 2018
"Suspicious
candies" in Halloween bags prompt police investigation
EL PASO, Texas - El Paso police are investigating two
cases of foreign objects found in Halloween candy bags. The investigations were
sparked by social media posts from two sisters who took their children
trick-or-treating together in different areas of the city. According to the
posts, the sisters filed separate police reports after they found suspicious
candy while sorting through their children's bags. […]
The Intelligencer [Wheeling, WV]
2 November 2018
Police: Suspicious Item Found
in Halloween Candy in St. Clairsville
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A parent found a suspicious capsule
inside her child’s trick-or-treat candy, according to St. Clairsville [Ohio]
Police. Police Chief Jeff Henry said the parent found the capsule during a
routine check after the child returned home Halloween night from
trick-or-treating. Although police do not know what the substance is and have
no suspects, someone could face a felony charge depending on what’s inside the
capsule. […]
iFIBER One News [Washington]
1 November 2018
Razor blade found mixed in
with child's Halloween candy in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE – A razor blade was reportedly found mixed
in with a child’s Halloween candy in Moses Lake. […]
WMUR-TV [Manchester, NH]
2 November 2018
Salem police issue warning
after sewing needles found in Halloween candy
SALEM, N.H. — Salem police are urging parents to
inspect their child’s Halloween candy after a trick-or-treater reported finding
sewing needles in multiple candy pieces [Snickers]. […]
WCAX-TV [Burlington, VT]
2 November 2018
Police: Poop for trick-or-treater
a mistake
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (WCAX) -- Police in St. Johnsbury
say they've wrapped up their investigation into a Halloween caper. They tell
WCAX News that when a child got a bag of poop, it wasn't a trick or a treat, it
was an accident. […]
Global News [Canada]
2 November 2018
Pins found in Alberta
Halloween candy
[…] RCMP in Devon said a family found pins in three
Halloween treats after returning from trick-or-treating. The pins were straight
with a curved top and found in a marshmallow candy, a Starburst and a deflated
bag of Cheezies, police said. […] RCMP in Thorsby are also investigating after
a child found a pin in a chocolate bar on Friday morning. A local school
contacted police after a student found a pin in a small Coffee Crisp bar. […]
Palm Beach Post [FL]
2 November 2018
Gardens police: Needle found
in child’s Halloween candy
[…] A needle resembling a stick pin was found inside a
York Peppermint Pattie by unidentified children in the 400 block of Holly
Drive, near Palm Beach Gardens Elementary School, police said. […]
Patch.com
2 November 2018
Pill Found in Halloween Candy
Given Out on Long Island
[…] Kevin Keresztes, of Holbrook [NY], told Patch that
his daughter, a student at Seneca Middle School, "was in school today as
she went to open a bag of Skittles. She noticed the package was glued shut so
she opened it up in front of the gym teacher." A white pill was mixed in
with the candy inside. "Luckily after looking up the pill, it's just an
antihistamine, but still this is horrible," said Keresztes[.] […]
Missouri Net
2 November 2018
Missouri law enforcement
investigates Halloween candy laced with needle
A 12-year-old girl says she was biting into a piece of
candy [Kit Kat] handed out on Halloween when she discovered a sewing needle. […]
KVVU-TV [Las Vegas]
1 November 2018
Toddler hospitalized for
eating marijuana edible on Halloween
LAS VEGAS -- A Las
Vegas toddler [Delilah Smith] was hospitalized after eating a marijuana edible
she received while trick-or-treating on Halloween, according to her family. […]
Press-Enterprise [Riverside, CA]
2 November 2018
Rumors of Lake Elsinore
girl’s death from Halloween candy are wrong, coroner says
Riverside County sheriff’s investigators on Friday,
Nov. 2, sought to dispel rumors posted on social media that a 7-year-old Lake
Elsinore girl died Thursday after eating candy following a night of
trick-or-treating on Halloween. Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters
performed CPR on the girl about 11:20 a.m. Thursday at a home on Audrey Drive.
She was hospitalized and later died, the Sheriff’s Department said. Information
provided to detectives by the family suggested that the child may have had a
reaction from a known food allergy, a news release said. However, initial
findings by the Riverside County Coroner’s Office showed that the girl died
from pre-existing medical conditions. […]
CTV News Calgary [Alberta]
3 November 2018
Strathmore RCMP investigate
report of tampered Halloween candy
Police in a community east of Calgary are looking into
an incident after a parent discovered a needle inside one of their child’s
Halloween treats. After returning home from trick or treating on October 31, a
young girl in Strathmore opened a Rice Krispie treat she had received and found
a needle inside the candy. The girl told her mother who further inspected the
treat, finding a one-inch-long pin that had been pushed through the square. It
also appeared that the wrapper had been opened and then re-sealed with glue.
[…]
Bay Today [ON]
3 November 2018
Sturgeon police say two pills
found in Halloween candy
West Nipissing police say they have received two
complaints of suspicious pills being found in Halloween collection bags in the
last couple of days. The first complaint was received on Halloween night while
the second was received the next day. In both instances, the suspicious pill
was found in a child’s collection bag of goodies and not wrapped or hidden in
any particular piece of candy. Police don’t believe the pills are narcotics or
controlled substances and are following up on these complaints. […]
WSMV-TV [Nashville, TN]
3 November 2018
More needles found in
Halloween candy in Kentucky
LOGAN COUNTY, KY (WSMV) - Investigators in Logan
County are investigating a report of needles found inside Halloween candy. According
to the Logan County Sheriff's Office in a Facebook post, the reporting party
said they found two needles in a "fun size" Snickers bar, believed to
be obtained from the Russellville area. […]
WBTV [Charlotte, NC]
2 November 2018
Trick-or-treaters asked to
fork over candy amid reports of tainted Snickers in Rowan neighborhood
ROWAN COUNTY, NC (WBTV) - A second parent reported
finding straight pins in candy [Snickers] collected from a Rowan County
neighborhood on Halloween. […]
The Record Delta [WV]
2 November 2018
Trick-or-treat: Sewing needle
found inside candy
BUCKHANNON – A Buckhannon man [Mike Channell] is
warning others to be extra cautious after his daughter bit into a Reese’s Cup
with a sewing needle inside. […]
Valley News
[Fallbrook, CA]
3 November 2018
Beaumont Police investigating
possible razor in Halloween candy
BEAUMONT -
Investigators were looking into a report that a razor blade was inserted into
trick-or-treat candy passed out on Halloween in a Beaumont neighborhood, police
said on Saturday, Nov. 3. […]
CBC News [Canada]
2 November 2018
Shilo parents told to check
kids' Halloween haul after 3 children get sick
Medical staff were called to
O’Kelly School Thursday when kids became ill after eating candy
Officials at
Canadian Forces Base Shilo are warning parents that three children became ill
after consuming Halloween candy. […] It's not known whether the kids ate the
candy while at the school, how long it was until they became ill, or what
symptoms they had. […]
Westman Journal
[Brandon, Manitoba]
3 November 2018
CFB Shilo police
investigating Halloween illness
Military police on
Canadian Forces Base Shilo are looking for the source of candy that allegedly
made three local school children ill on Nov. 1. […]
Global News
[Canada]
2 November 2018
Winnipeg mom finds Xanax
pills in kid’s Halloween candy bag
A Winnipeg mom
contacted police after finding a bag of Xanax pills in her child’s Halloween
candy bag. Amanda Fehr told Global News she noticed the small zipped bag of
eight pills as she was going through the candy and contacted cops Thursday. […]
The pills, which are typically used to help anxiety, panic and depression,
carry a street value of up to $10 each. […]
CBC News [Canada]
2 November 2018
Victoria parents urged to
check Halloween candy after marijuana gummies found in trick-or-treat haul
Victoria [BC] police
are urging parents to check their children's Halloween candy after a family
reported that their child had been given a package of marijuana gummies while
trick-or-treating. […] According to a release from Victoria RCMP, officers
determined "the occupant appeared to not be aware of safe Halloween
practices," and may not have been aware of what had been handed out. The resident
was instructed not to hand out any more candy and to turn out the lights in the
front of the house to deter further trick-or-treaters. […]
http://www.eveningtribune.com/news/20181103/stronghpd-halloween-lsd-scare-no-cause-for-concernstrong
Evening Tribune [Hornell, NY]
3 November 2018
HPD: Halloween LSD scare no
cause for concern
HORNELL — The Hornell Police Department on Friday debunked
rampant rumors on social media that candy laced with LSD, a hallucinogenic
drug, had been given out to trick-or-treaters on Halloween. […] “Our agency and
Hornell Paramedics did respond to a medical call regarding a city resident
experiencing a reaction after biting into a piece of candy. Paramedics treated
the resident at the scene and did not find evidence indicating the consumption
of a drug,” police said. […]
The Toronto Star
4 November 2018
Alberta RCMP seeing more
cases of tampered candy this year compared to previous years
By Kashmala Fida
StarMetro Edmonton
[…] Although
reports across Canada span from needles, razors and even nails being found in
Halloween candy, pins seem to be the most common and [Staff Sgt. John] Spaans
says they are baffled as to why. “I was wondering … is there some kind of
internet meme or challenge going on, something that I’m not aware of? I don’t
know why pins. It could just simply be that it’s easy (to insert)?” he said.
[…]
Global News
[Canada]
4 November 2018
Peterborough mother speaks
out after finding blade in child’s Halloween candy
A Peterborough
[Ontario] mother is speaking out, after discovering a blade in her child’s
Halloween candy [Tootsie Roll]. Amanda Crowley says the blade appears to have come
from a pencil sharpener. […]
Woodstock Sentinel-Review [ON]
5 November 2018
Sewing needle found in
Halloween candy
The Woodstock Police Service received a report Nov. 3
of possible tampering of candy from Halloween night. […] A four centimetre
yellow tipped sewing needle was found in a partially torn Rolo candy bar. […]
The Journal News [NY]
6 November 2018
Razor blade found in Stony
Point Halloween candy: Cops
[…] Stony Point police said on Monday that they
received a complaint about a mini Twix bar that was found with a razor blade
inside on Oct. 31. […]
Rantoul Press [IL]
5 November 2018
Metal object found in
trick-or-treat candy in Gifford
GIFFORD —
Champaign County sheriff’s police are investigating a report of a metal object
found in candy handed out on Halloween in Gifford. […]
WKRN-TV
[Nashville, TN]
7 November 2018
Another Wilson County parent
says child found needle in Halloween candy
WILSON COUNTY,
Tenn. (WKRN) - Another parent in Wilson County reported to authorities that
their child found a needle in their Halloween candy [Milky Way]. […]
York Region [ON]
7 November 2018
Police looking into claim
razor blade found in Keswick Halloween candy
[…] According to a
Keswick teenager, a razor blade had been discovered in a Snickers bar following
an evening of trick-or-treating in the Dovedale Drive area. […]
New Hampshire
Union Leader [Manchester, NH]
14 November 2018
Fremont police investigate
report of nail in Halloween candy
FREMONT --
Halloween is over, but safety concerns surrounding trick-or-treat candy still
linger after a child reported finding a small nail inside some chocolate that
was brought to school last week. Fremont Police Chief Jon Twiss said a student
at Ellis School discovered the nail during lunch on Nov. 9 and reported it to
school staff. Twiss said it appeared the candy package was opened and the nail
was pushed inside the chocolate before it was resealed. […]
Manchester Evening News [UK]
24 November 2018
Mum says she found
prescription pill inside box of Smarties her kids were given at Halloween
A mum says she found a prescription pill inside a box
of Smarties her kids were given at Halloween. Kayleigh Stark said she gave the
tablet to doctors, before tests revealed it was Diclofenac - a type of strong anti-inflammatory.
[…]
Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum [OH]
17 January 2019
Father gets four years in
prison after son ingests meth after trick-or-treating
BUCYRUS - A man whose son ate methamphetamine will
spend the next four years in prison after pleading guilty to two felonies this
week. Cambray Carwell, 25, of Galion, was arrested Nov. 2, just a few days
after his 5-year-old son was taken to the emergency room for seizures,
according to Crawford County Prosecutor Matt Crall. The boy became sick Oct.
28, the night he went trick-or-treating in Galion. "It was determined that
he was positive for methamphetamines," Crall said. Carwell initially
blamed the child's sickness on potentially tainted candy collected in the
community, which Crall said led Galion police officers to warn parents of the
potential danger. […]
KTXL-TV
[Sacramento, CA]
23 May
2019
Oakdale Man Arrested for Halloween Candy Hoax
OAKDALE —
A Northern California man was arrested after investigators determined he lied
about finding metal objects in his kids’ Halloween candy. Last year, Mathew
Blackcloud claimed he discovered small metal objects in five pieces of his
children’s trick-or-treating candy. He told detectives he didn’t know how the
objects ended up in the commercially packaged pieces of candy. […]
