When kids get all dressed up in their costumes for Halloween, they don’t often think about the dangers that come along with getting candy from strangers. On the other hand, parents often have the misconception that nothing bad is going to happen in their neighborhood.
In Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, parents and kids alike learned a valuable lesson after collecting candy in their neighborhood, and they were irate when they noticed that someone had put some nasty “tricks” in their “treats.”
Parents and children were shocked when they noticed something odd with some of their candy pieces. Upon closer inspection and in more than one piece of candy, children found sewing needs shoved inside their Halloween treats.
Police in Kennett Square are investigating these reports and are highly concerned about the children’s safety. “These reports can turn out to be any way, and right now it’s an active police investigation,” said Cpl. Chris Wills, according to 6ABC. “So what we’re doing is we’re interviewing the people who have reported the incident, we’re trying to figure out where they were trick-or-treating at, and we’re trying to get more information from them.”
One group of children had gone door-to-door with one another, and when they returned home, among the four of them, they had reportedly found five snack-size Twix candy bars with sewing needles hidden inside. Unfortunately, these children weren’t the only ones affected. Another child, completely unrelated to the previous mentioned group of kids, found a needle hidden inside of a Snickers candy bar.
Parents were understandably irate after hearing about the nasty discoveries inside of the collected candy. Albert Arocho explained, “Kids are just out doing fun, innocent stuff, just getting candy with their family and something like this could ruin it for everybody.”
Police have since reported the concern on their Facebook page to make more people aware of their ongoing investigation. They have determined that the incident took place in the neighborhood bordering South Union Street and West South Street and are urging parents who went trick or treating in the area to re-check their children’s candy. They currently are unsure whether the source of the candy was through the person handing it out or if it happened during another level of distribution – but they are encouraging parents to play it safe.
It’s a shame that someone is willing to not only take advantage of our children, but to want to harm them during Halloween. Although it’s been said for years, check your children’s Halloween candy and remove anything that appears suspicious. When it comes to the lives of our children, I think we can all agree, it’s better to be safe than sorry.
