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Halifax police confirm 3rd case of pin found in Halloween candy

For the third time in a week, police are investigating after a pin was found in a Halloween candy bar. (Pictured: a photo from the first incident, reported on Monday, Nov. 3.). Nancy Hayes/Submitted

HALIFAX – Halifax Regional Police have confirmed another person has found a pin in a Halloween treat — the third case in the area, and fourth in the province, in a week.

A man from Halifax reported to police on Thursday that he discovered a pin when he bit into a candy bar that was collected trick-or-treating in Portland Estates.

Police are investigating the report.

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Meanwhile, the RCMP is investigating two similar incidents that occurred earlier in the week.

On Monday, a woman from Eastern Passage said her daughter found a pin in a chocolate bar she received while trick-or-treating around Astral Drive in Cole Harbour.

Police were also called to Astral Drive Junior High on Monday after a student found a pin inside of a small candy bar when she took a bite.

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No injuries from the incidents have been reported.

On Tuesday, the Cape Breton Regional Police said it was investigating a report of a needle found in a chocolate bar from a trick-or-treater in North Sydney.

With Global News files

 

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