Wetaskiwin RCMP investigate after pin found in mini chocolate bar

EDMONTON – RCMP in Wetaskiwin are reminding people to check their children’s Halloween candy after officers received a complaint of a pin found in a chocolate bar.

Officers say it appears to be an isolated incident and no one was injured.

“It was a relatively small pin,” said Cpl. Gary Kroeker with Wetaskiwin RCMP. “The candy was bitten and the pin was noticed after that and so it didn’t actually puncture or prick anybody. So at least, thankfully, nobody was injured.”

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In a post on the Wetaskiwin Rant and Rave Facebook page, resident Victoria Kimberly says she found the pin in one of her kid’s mini chocolate bars.

“Parents check your kids candy. It may look safe but you never know,” the post reads. “It takes two seconds.”

Officers urge people to check their candy before it is consumed.

Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call the Wetaskiwin RCMP Detachment at 780-312-7200.