Some reports from 2021 of adulterated Halloween candy and dangerous or odd items found in candy collections. Like other years, some reports turn out to be hoaxes, and many others remain unsubstantiated.
TiffinOhio.net [OH], 31 October 2021
Fostoria police warn parents after sewing needle found in child’s Halloween candy
Fostoria, Ohio — The Fostoria Police Division is investigating a report from a resident who found a sewing needle inserted into a chocolate bar given out during the city’s trick-or-treat on Saturday. “Why….why would anyone do this? We’ve all heard of these types of things happening, but to actually have someone do this in our community is truly disturbing,” the Fostoria Police Division wrote in a Facebook post Sunday. According to police, the sewing needle was discovered in a Kit Kat candy bar by an “observant child” who reported receiving it in the area of N. Union, Rock, and Summit Streets. […]
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/needle-reportedly-found-in-bag-of-halloween-candy-in-whitby-ont-1.5646866
CTV News [Canada], 1 November 2021
Needle reportedly found in bag of Halloween candy in Whitby, Ont.
TORONTO -- Durham Regional Police say they are investigating a report of a loose needle found in a bag of Halloween candy in Whitby on Sunday. According to police, officers were called to the area of Dunlop and Henry streets shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Sunday for reports of a suspicious item found in a Halloween candy bag. Police say as the complainant was going through her Halloween candy she located a yellow blood sugar lancet needle inside the bag. […]
https://globalnews.ca/news/8340050/tablets-halloween-candy-belleville-police/
Global News [Canada], 1 November 2021
Reports of possible drugs found among Halloween candy in Belleville: police
Belleville [ON] police are asking parents to double check their children’s Halloween candy after receiving reports of possible drugs being found in the children’s loot. Two parents reported finding what police referred to as “tablets not suitable for children to ingest” mixed in with their children’s candy on Sunday. Police believe the tablets were given out somewhere in the area of Gilbert and Maple streets in Belleville. […]
https://www.wkrn.com/news/portland-parents-discover-inappropriate-candy-in-halloween-bags/
WKRN-TV [Nashville, TN], 1 November 2021
Portland parents discover inappropriate candy in Halloween bags
PORTLAND, Tenn. (WKRN) — Many parents in Portland received an unwanted surprise when checking their children’s bags of candy Halloween night. Pictures of multi-colored candy shaped like male genitalia were posted in a Portland community Facebook group to warn others. […]
Kingstonist [ON], 1 November 2021
South Frontenac OPP investigating report of needle in Halloween candy
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say they are investigating the report of a needle that was allegedly found inside of a candy bar given out on Halloween. “The incident was reported to police November 1, 2021 at 9:36 a.m. The object was located prior to consumption and no injuries were sustained,” OPP said in a release. According to OPP, the candy was believed to have been collected in the village of Sydenham over Halloween night on October 31, 2021. […]
CTV News Toronto, 1 November 2021
Toronto man gives children anti-vaccine postcard with their Halloween candy
TORONTO -- A Toronto man who gave children an anti-vaccine postcard along with their Halloween candy says he does not feel bad about doing it. […] CTV News Toronto spoke with the man who said he handed out the postcards with the treat on Halloween, but wouldn’t appear on camera. He said he "absolutely does not feel bad" about handing them out because it’s such an important issue. He said he gave out 30 of postcards, with two sets of parents handing them back. […]
https://london.ctvnews.ca/suspected-cannabis-edibles-found-in-halloween-treat-bag-1.5647403
CTV News London [ON], 1 November 2021
Suspected cannabis edibles found in Halloween treat bag
Middlesex Centre, Ont. - Huron County OPP have issued a warning to check Halloween candy after suspected cannabis edibles were found by an area parent. Police say a Howick, Ont. resident found gummies in a smell-proof bag commonly used for cannabis edibles among their child's treats. […]
https://london.ctvnews.ca/candies-found-in-halloween-treat-bag-were-not-pot-gummies-opp-1.5647403
CTV News London, 1 November 2021
Candies found in Halloween treat bag were not pot gummies: OPP
Middlesex Centre, Ont. - Huron County OPP say a suspicious Halloween treat bag that was discovered by a Howick resident today contained candy gummies and not cannabis edibles. Police say the individual that distributed the Halloween treat bag contacted police this evening. Police met with the individual and have since learned approximately 25 similar bags were distributed. The treat bags contained candy only. […]
Ashland Daily Press [WI], 1 November 2021
Police investigating razor blade found in Washburn trick-or-treat bag
Police are trying to determine the source of a razor blade reportedly found by a child in a bag of Cheez-It crackers during Washburn’s Halloween celebration. Washburn resident Pat Daoust said the girl was one of five in a group of girls, including his own daughter, who were trick-or-treating at Washburn homes Saturday. [Rest of article behind paywall.]
The Marietta Times [OH], 1 November 2021
Washington Sheriff’s Office investigating report of needle in candy
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office reported Monday that a sewing needle was found in a snack size KitKat bar. Major Troy Hawkins said they believe the candy was obtained in Lowell during trick-or-treating. “The resident ended up biting into it,” he said of how the needle was found. “There was no injury.” Two pieces of candy in Fostoria were also found with needles, reported the Fostoria police. Hawkins said he had no idea at this point of the two incidents are connected. “We’re aware of the Fostoria incident, but to say if they are connected would be premature,” he said. […]
WZZM-TV [Grand Rapids, MI], 1 November 2021
No, tainted candy has not been confirmed in West Michigan
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — UPDATE: While this story was airing on 13 ON YOUR SIDE at 5 p.m., the Battle Creek police reached out to the Verify Team to say the mother finally connected with them. Due to this advancement, the original question has been edited to include if police have confirmed the candy being tainted. A viral social media post is making waves online — with parents worrying about Halloween safety. Battle Creek mother Heidi said that she found a metal screw inside her kid's Three Musketeers bar after they went trick or treating. […] Numerous commenters asked in the morning if the mother called the police, but Heidi didn’t respond. Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office, Grand Rapids Police and Kent County Sheriff’s Office didn't have a single report, either. "People think that they're being helpful by posting things on Facebook," he added. "It does better to contact your local police department as well so that an investigation can be done." Gilleylen said this is not to say that the mother is making this up, it is possible this happened. However, not reporting it to law enforcement won’t get to the crux of the issue. They have a system to help solve this case. […]
https://www.sunjournal.com/2021/11/01/caller-reports-halloween-candy-tampering-to-lewiston-police/
Sun Journal [Lewiston, ME], 1 November 2021
Caller reports Halloween candy tampering to Lewiston police
LEWISTON — Police are investigating a report of Halloween candy tampering. Acting Chief David St. Pierre said his department received information Monday morning from someone who said they found “metal shards and staples” in a few pieces of candy that were opened Monday. The caller, who lives on College Street, described for police the areas in Lewiston and Auburn where he trick-or-treated Sunday, St. Pierre said. A Facebook post by the caller cautions parents to check their children’s candy. The caller posted that he was in the Farwell School and Sabattus Street area collecting candy. […]
https://www.sunjournal.com/2021/11/08/lewiston-man-charged-with-falsely-reporting-tampered-candy/
Sun Journal [ME], 8 November 2021
Lewiston man charged with falsely reporting tampered candy
LEWISTON — A local man who reported last week finding staples in Halloween candy and other signs of tampering was charged Monday with filing a false report. Alexander Hanks, 27, was issued a summons by police on a charge of making a false public alarm or report, a misdemeanor that carries a maximum punishment of up to 364 days in jail. On Nov. 1, Hanks contacted police to report he found “metal shards and staples” in a few pieces of his son’s Halloween candy. He described for police the areas in Lewiston and Auburn where he trick-or-treated. A detective investigated Hanks’ claim. Hanks admitted to a detective that “he made up the story” and “was remorseful,” according to Lt. James Theiss.
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/East-Greenbush-police-Trick-or-treater-found-16584379.php
Times-Union [Albany, NY], 2 November 2021
East Greenbush police: Trick-or-treater found needle in Twix bar
EAST GREENBUSH — Town police posted a "Check your candy" alert on its Facebook page Monday night, saying a 14-year-old trick-or-treater bit into one of the candy bars procured from the neighborhood and found a needle in it. The department, which posted a photo of a fun size Twix bar with a piece of thin metal sticking out of it, said the teenager trick-or-treated from 5:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Sunday in the area of Adams Avenue, Jefferson Avenue, Eckman Place, California Avenue, Donnelly Avenue, Delaware Avenue, Corliss Avenue, Maine Avenue, Grant Avenue and Park View. The person was not injured. […]
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/East-Greenbush-police-Trick-or-treater-found-16584379.php
Times-Union [Albany, NY], 2 November 2021
East Greenbush police: Needle in Twix was a hoax
EAST GREENBUSH — A 14-year-old was charged with falsely reporting an incident after police said he lied about finding a sewing needle in a candy bar, an assertion that initially prompted local police to warn of possibly tainted candy. Police reported the teen found the needle when he bit into the fun-sized Twix. After an investigation, the teen admitted to officers that he made the incident up after seeing a similar hoax on TikTok and thought it would be funny. The teenager was processed and released to probation, Det. Sgt. Michael A. Guadagnino said Tuesday. […]
https://windsor.ctvnews.ca/windsor-boy-searches-for-owner-of-ring-found-in-halloween-candy-1.5649333
CTV News Windsor [ON], 2 November 2021
Windsor boy searches for owner of ring found in Halloween candy
Windsor, Ont. - A Windsor boy is hoping to find the owner of a ring that he found in his Halloween candy after a night of trick-or-treating. Mgiizi Wright, 10, discovered the ring in his haul on Sunday while sorting through, and eating some of his candy. “He was rifling through his bag to dig candy out,” said Mgiizi’s dad Chumley Wright. “I asked him to put it away so his sisters don’t ask for some.” “I was putting it away one by one and I ended up finding a diamond ring,” Mgiizi told CTV News. It was a thin ring with a light pink gemstone surrounded by diamonds. “I’m figuring this might be more sentimental, or just a small gift for somebody. It’s not very expensive,” Chumley said. Expensive or not, Mgiizi would like to find the owner of the ring. […] [For other reports of missing or found rings after Halloween, see https://legendsrumors.blogspot.com/2019/11/finger-ring-missing-after-halloween.html.]
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-59132542
BBC News [UK], 2 November 2021
Thames Valley Police issue trick-or-treat razor blade warning
Razor blades were placed in trick-or-treat bags handed out to children on Halloween, police have said. Thames Valley Police (TVP) said it had received two reports of blades being found in bags given to children in Finstock, near Charlbury, Oxfordshire. They said the blades appeared to be attached to chocolate bars wrapped in what appeared to be a £5 note. […]
CTV News Kitchener [ON], 2 November 2021
Report of child feeling sick after eating Halloween candy: police
Waterloo - Waterloo regional police received a call on Oct. 31 about a child feeling sick after eating candy they received from trick-or-treating. According to a press release, the youth went trick-or-treating on Lakeview Drive in Waterloo. The child didn’t require medical attention. Anyone who experienced something similar is being asked to call police. […]
https://london.ctvnews.ca/sharp-object-found-in-box-of-halloween-candy-opp-1.5648387
CTV News London [ON], 2 November 2021
'Sharp object' found in box of Halloween candy: OPP
Middlesex Centre, Ont. - Provincial police have issued another reminder for parents to check their children's candy after a sharp object was found in a box of Smarties. The warning comes from Grey Bruce OPP, after they received a concerning report from a parent on Monday. Police say the individual disovered what appeared to be a pin in a box of candy their child received while trick-or-treating, and noted that the box looked like it had been tampered with. The candy is believed to have been handed out in the Wiarton area on Halloween night. An investigation is ongoing.
Watford Observer [UK], 2 November 2021
Brussel sprout disguised as chocolate in Watford Halloween prank
A trick or treater from Watford was left disappointed after unwrapping a Brussel sprout disguised as a Ferrero Rocher - with the word 'trick' hidden inside. Ralph Smith, six, was out trick or treating with his family on Halloween when someone put a Ferrero Rocher in his pot. The school boy thought he'd struck gold, and as soon as he got home, excitedly started sifting through his takings for the evening. But, things weren't exactly as they seemed, and after unwrapping the highly anticipated chocolate he got a nasty surprise. A crafty neighbour had disguised a Brussel sprout in Rocher wrapping with the word 'trick' scrunched up on a small piece of paper inside. […]
https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/dublin-mums-horror-after-finding-22038474
Dublin Live [Ireland], 2 November 2021
Dublin mum finds wire in kid's Halloween sweets
A Dublin mum was left completely shocked after discovering wire hidden in sweets her child was given on Halloween night. After a successful night of trick-or-treating in north Dublin, the parents discovered that something was amiss with some of the goodies. They found identical wires inside four wrapped chocolates. The small wires were all around 1cm in length and the wrappers did not look like they had been tampered with, according to the mum. […]
https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/mother-slammed-after-becoming-infuriated-25357136
Irish Mirror, 2 November 2021
Mother slammed after becoming infuriated at 'alcoholic' sweets in trick or treat bag
[…] However, one mother was left infuriated after discovering an 'alcoholic' sweet in her children's goodie bag. Taking to Reddit to express her horror, the concerned mother wrote: "Someone was giving these out to kids for Halloween." The woman shared a picture of two Baileys chocolates in the palm of her hand in an attempt to warn other parents of what their children could have been given while out trick or treating. However, not everyone agreed with the mother as they argued there is a very low percentage of alcohol contained in the sweets. […]
WAOW-TV [Wausau, WI], 2 November 2021
Adam's Police Department warns parents to double check Halloween candy
ADAMS COUNTY, Wis. (WAOW) -- The Adam Police Department is sending a warning after a parent discovered a delta-8 THC laced chocolate in a batch of Halloween candy. Police Chief Sam Wollin said the department received information of chocolate containing Delta-8 THC inside of a dish for kids to grab candy from. A parent was able to recognize the THC warning label before their child was able to consume it. Chief Wollin said the home where the candy came from was located and checked. Upon investigating, it was determined that the Delta-8 THC chocolate was inadvertently placed. […]
WBAY-TV [Green Bay, WI], 2 November 2021
Forest County Sheriff: Vial of biohazard substance found in child’s Halloween candy bag
WABENO, Wis. (WBAY) - Authorities say a vial of synthetic blood has been found in a candy bag in Forest County. According to the Forest County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the Wabeno Elementary School for a report of a suspicious vial that was found in an 8-year-old’s Halloween candy bag. The vial was given to deputies by school staff, who told deputies the 8-year-old child obtained it during the Wabeno Elementary School’s Trunk or Treat event. According to the district’s website, the event was held on October 29. The Sheriff’s Office says the vial was identified by the markings of XN-L Check, which - according to Sysmex Nordic, the manufacturer - is a synthetic blood used to test XN-Series hematology systems. Authorities say the substance is considered a biohazard, and isn’t supposed to leave a medical laboratory setting. […]
WJFW-TV [WI], 3 November 2021
Wabeno school administrator speaks out about blood vial found in candy bag
Wabeno - The Forest County Sheriff's Office was called to the Wabeno Elementary School Tuesday. A vial of blood was found in an 8-year-old child's Halloween candy bag after the school district hosted a Trunk or Treat event. Wabeno Area School District Administrator Jeffrey Walsh says the blood vile was a prop for a previous Trunk or Treat event and that it was put in the candy bag by accident. Walsh says student safety is the school's No. 1 priority. He says the person responsible for the vile had no intention of harm. "I've spoken with the person and they are very, very remorseful; they felt just terrible about it," said Walsh. "It was a person that came forward voluntarily also. We didn't have any harm done, and we didn't have any students coming to school scared." Sheriff's deputies say the vial was from XN-L Check. The manufacturers said it was a synthetic blood used to test hematology systems, and that it should never leave a medical area.
https://www.jerseyshoreonline.com/southern-ocean/stafford-trick-or-treater-given-marijuana-bears/
Jersey Shore Online [Lakehurst, NJ], 2 November 2021
Stafford Trick-Or-Treater Given Marijuana Bears
STAFFORD – Police are looking for the person or persons responsible for providing some trick or treaters with marijuana laced candy on Halloween. Parents reported the incident to police yesterday that a bag of “Medic8-ed Nerdy Bears” was discovered in a child’s Halloween bag. The child had been trick-or-treating in the Ocean Acres area of the township. […]
WREX-TV [Rockford, IL], 2 November 2021
Belvidere police investigating after woman finds sewing needles in children's Halloween candy
BELVIDERE (WREX) — The Belvidere Police Department is investigating after a woman found sewing needles in her child's candy. Police tell 13 WREX they received a report of needles being found in the candy around 5:45 p.m. Monday. Police say a child found one in her bite size candy bars after trick or treating on Sunday. Police inspected the rest of the candy and found two more needles in the candy bars.The child was not hurt, police say. The police department says at this time, it does not appear they can narrow down the area where the child got the candy. However, police say they are still investigating the incident.[…]
Saltwire [NS], 3 November 2021
Kentville police investigating tampered Smarties candy handed out on Halloween
Kentville police are waiting for lab results from Health Canada on suspected tampered candy that was turned over to them the day after Halloween, and they’re asking parents to check their children’s candy for anything similar. A parent brought a small, treat-sized Smarties box to them that contained what looks like the chocolates stripped of the hard outer candy shell and then wrapped together in plastic food wrap and put back in the box. The box was then taped shut. […]
KHQ-TV [Spokane, WA], 3 November 2021
Post Falls Police: Woman found razor blade in Halloween Candy
POST FALLS, Idaho - Post Falls Police Department said a woman found a razor blade in her child’s Halloween candy. Post Falls PD said the women called letting the police department know that they had been trick or treating in the Post Falls area as well as across the border in Washington in the Idaho Road neighborhood and found a razor blade. Post Falls PD said the woman did not know which home or where the razor blade came from - they noticed it after they were already home. […]
https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/sewing-needle-found-inside-halloween-candy-dufferin-opp-says-1.5650702
CTV News Barrie [ON], 3 November 2021
Sewing needle found inside Halloween candy, Dufferin OPP says
Barrie, Ont. - Provincial police warn parents to check their children's Halloween candy after they say a sewing needle was found in a small-sized chocolate bar handed out in Orangeville. Police say a mother reported the tampered treat, saying her daughter found a two-inch needle inside an Aero chocolate bar. They say the child had gone trick-or-treating in the College Avenue area. […]
The Gadsden Times [AL], 3 November 2021
Attalla police urge caution with all treats children receive after nail found in candy
Attalla police were contacted after a local child found a nail inside a candy bar received during trick or treating, Chief Dennis Walker said. The wrapper for the candy was available, he said, and when it was examined, it appeared to have been factory seated at both ends of the wrapper, and police could see no holes or signs that it had been tampered with. Walker said investigators believe the nail was inside the candy bar when it was purchased, rather than someone adding the nail afterward. […]
CTV Montreal, 4 November 2021
South Shore police investigating after child reportedly finds blade in Halloween candy
MONTREAL -- Longueuil Police are investigating a report of candy-tampering after, they say, a blade was found inside a piece of Halloween chocolate collected by a child going door-to-door on his own street. The mother of the child called the police Monday night and described seeing a blade, like the one inside a small pencil sharpener, inside a piece of Kinder chocolate. While hoaxes related to candy-tampering have circulated in the past, a police spokesperson told CTV News that this report appears to be legitimate. […]
Simcoe. Com [ON], 4 November 2021
‘Disturbing’: Dad finds bullet inside kid’s trick-or-treat bag in Tottenham
A father of three was extremely upset to find a bullet inside one of his kid's candy bags after trick-or-treating in a Tottenham neighbourhood on Halloween night. Chris Farah, who grew up in Tottenham but now lives in Newmarket, brought his kids, ages 13, 11 and five, to the community to visit their grandparents and go trick-or-treating. “It's usually a very safe and friendly place to go trick-or-treating, so I always bring the kids back to my home town,” he said. The following evening, while sorting through their bags for anything unusual, which is something he does every year, he made a “disturbing” discovery: a .22 calibre bullet. […] Farah, who is a gun owner and decided to keep the bullet, is just hoping it was handed out by mistake. “Maybe a hunter had loose one in his pocket,” he said.
https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/19695806.leigh-broadway-masked-man-gave-girl-spiked-sweet/
The Echo [Basildon, Essex], 5 November 2021
Leigh Broadway: Masked man gave girl spiked sweet
A MASKED man handed a 12-year-old girl chocolate containing a sharp metal blade while she was trick or treating, a mum says. She told how the girl was walking along Leigh Broadway on Sunday, when the man approached her. He handed her the chocolate, which was wrapped in a plastic wrapper, and she placed it among the rest of her collection, the mum said. She added her daughter was later eating the chocolate and felt the metal on her tongue. […]
WTSP-TV [St. Petersburg, FL], 6 November 2021
8-year-old bites into mini candy bar to find part of Exacto blade inside, deputies say
RIVERVIEW, Fla. — The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is investigating an incident where Halloween candy may have been tampered with in the Panther Trace community of Riverview, a Facebook post from the sheriff's office reports. Deputies say they received a call Friday night from a mother saying her 8-year-old daughter had a cut in her mouth after biting into a piece of candy. The daughter was eating a 100 Grand mini chocolate bar that she got trick-or-treating. Her mother found part of an Exacto blade in the chocolate, which was wrapped and sealed before the 8-year-old ate it, the sheriff's office explains. […]
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, 8 November 2021
Hillsborough Sheriff says 'part of an Exacto blade' was put in Halloween candy, but there’s no evidence it exists
[…] The story has now been picked up by the Associated Press wire and various outlets across the country, without the full context of the fact that no blade was found. “No pictures of the blade were provided,” HCSO told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay in an email “The mother said she threw it away with the piece of candy in question.” HCSO attached a close up picture of a child with what appears to be a bloody mouth in the email. When asked about Chronister confirming that someone tampered with candy without having proof of it, HCSO said their comments were based on the mother's statement and that she said her daughter's mouth was cut and bleeding after biting into her Halloween candy. “When someone files a report alleging that they were stabbed, shot, or otherwise injured, similar comments have been made by our office regarding the heinous act of violence, despite the investigation being ongoing,” HCSO said. “We give victims the benefit of the doubt.” HCSO went on to say that the victim lives in an apartment complex, and the trash was thrown down a shared garbage chute before HCSO officers could obtain the evidence. The office went on to say that it couldn’t share any more information, as the investigation is ongoing.
Inside Halton [ON], 6 November 2021
Razor and screw found in Milton Halloween candy collected by 10-year-old and Halton police are investigating
Halton Regional Police are investigating the discovery of a small razor and screw found concealed inside two chocolate bars collected on Halloween night by a 10-year-old Milton resident. The mini bars were "Aero" and "Snickers" brands and were collected on October 31 in the greater residential area of Derry Road and Savoline Boulevard, according to Halton police. […]
The Maryborough District Advertiser [Australia], 8 November 2021
Needle found in trick or treater’s chocolate after visiting local houses
One trick or treater had a lucky escape from ending up in the emergency room after she found a needle in a chocolate bar she picked up on Halloween. [Rest of article behind paywall.]
Cranbrook Daily Townsman [BC], 10 November 2021
Blades found in child’s Halloween candy turned into Kimberley RCMP
Sgt. Steven Woodcox of the Kimberley RCMP confirmed with the Bulletin that on Nov. 5 the detachment had someone come in and turn in two blades that had been wrapped in a silver wrapper and were told they were found in their child’s Halloween candy. He said the blades are longer than a typical razor blade, similar to those from a utility, or X-Acto knife. […]
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