The incident was reported after someone read on Facebook about Snicker bars being tampered with. The police also urged people that have leftover candy to do the same.
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Police urge parents to check all candy wrappers for holes before giving them to your children.
Ennette Figueroa showed WWLP what appeared to be a sewing needle in the candy. A mother in Roxboro told ABC11 Monday that her oldest daughter ended up biting into a sharp object tucked away inside a chocolate candy bar.
Five children reported finding a “needle-type item” inside wrapped candy bars in the Philadelphia suburb of Kennett Square on Saturday.
Someone left samples of Hyland’s 4 Kids Cold ‘n Mucus cough syrup for trick-or-treaters in North Reading, Mass. near Boston. All the children went trick-or-treating in the same neighborhood, though police have not yet found the source of the needles.
“At first I thought it was another piece of candy”, she said. Salisbury Police as well as our partnering law enforcement agencies want to remind parents to check their children’s candy, specifically Twizzlers for foreign objects prior to consuming the candy, and to contact law enforcement if foreign objects are found.
Police are investigating reports of sewing needles found in Halloween candy in a suburban town outside of Philadelphia.
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“It was 6:45 in the morning and he goes, ‘Mom, sorry I was trying to sneak out a candy from your bag”. “For trick-or-treating, my grandkids have actually gone around in this area and collected their candy and we haven’t found anything wrong with anyone’s candy”. A 1982 Associated Press article counted as many as 300 reports of tainted candy across the country that year, creating a perma-culture of Halloween anxiety. Authorities say they don’t know whether the candy was altered by a person passing out Halloween treats, by someone at a store, or by a manufacturer.
