Tampered Candy

• Calgary police warn of possible candy tampering in northwest neighbourhood

  Calgary police are warning of possible candy tampering in the northwest community of Panorama Hills after a parent reportedly found a sewing needle in a chocolate bar.

  Crime

  Nov 4, 2022
  
• Razor blade found in Halloween candy from Greenfield Park on Montreal’s South Shore

  Longueuil police are investigating a report that someone tampered Halloween candy in Greenfield Park on the South Shore of Montreal.

  Crime

  Nov 4, 2021
  
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• Burns Lake RCMP investigate after needle reportedly found in Halloween candy

  "If something is opened or doesn't look right do not eat it, throw it away," said an RCMP spokesperson.

  Nov 5, 2019
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• Woodstock police investigating report of tampered Halloween candy

  A four-centimetre yellow-tipped sewing needle was found inside a partially torn Rolo candy bar.

  Crime

  Nov 5, 2018
• Sewing needle found in Hamilton child’s chocolate bar on Halloween night

  After a night of trick-or-treating, a Hamilton-area child found a sewing a needle in their chocolate bar. Police confiscated the Coffee Crisp, but have not been able to track which home it came from.

  Crime

  Nov 6, 2017
• Barrie police join Chatham, London, Waterloo in reporting tampered Halloween candy

  Police in Chatham join forces in London and Cambridge in reporting cases of tampered Halloween candy.

  Crime

  Nov 2, 2017
• Prince George Mounties issue warning after child finds blade in Halloween candy

  Police said no one was hurt after the pencil sharpener blade turned up in a small chocolate bar.

  Crime

  Nov 2, 2017
• Halifax boy cut by razor blade in Halloween candy, police investigating

  Halifax police are investigating after a 12-year-old boy cut his thumb on a razor blade stuck inside a candy bar in his treat bag.

  Crime

  Nov 1, 2016
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• Grande Prairie man goes to hospital after eating pill-laced Halloween candy

  A Grande Prairie man called RCMP after eating half of a mini chocolate bar, only to discover he had bitten into a pill hidden inside the Halloween treat.

  Consumer

  Nov 3, 2015