According to police in Fostoria, Ohio, two pieces of candy distributed during trick-or-treating have been reported for implanted sewing needles.
parents in the area to check their children's holiday treats after an unidentified child reported finding a sewing needle planted inside a KitKat bar they received. Following the report of the KitKat bar, the division received a second call about another sewing needle – this time in a bag of Sour Patch Kids, Police Chief Keith Loreno told USA TODAY.
"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," Fostoria Police wrote inSo far, the two incidents are the only reported. Loreno noted that the two children were unrelated and that nobody was injured. Loreno said the house and location of where the tampered candy originated from is still unknown.“When we received the first call, we wondered if it was a prank gone bad.
“The bottom line message is if the parents have any concerns, just throw the candy away," he continued. "You never know what the result is going to be, but we're hoping someone comes forward." Experts stress that tampered trick-or-treating candy is very rare. In 2019, University of Delaware sociology and criminal justice professor Joel Best
that he had identified around 200 confirmed cases of candy tampering in the U.S. and Canada since 1958 – adding that "the vast majority were hoaxes."
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