Police Issue Warning After Sewing Needle Is Found In Halloween Candy

Police have issued a warning to parents after a child made a shocking discovery in a Halloween treat distributed in Fostoria, Ohio, over the weekend.

A child who was trick or treating in the area of North Union, Summit and Rock Streets in Fostoria Saturday night found a sewing needle lodged in a tampered KitKat bar, Fostoria Police Department said, according to the New York Post. The child was uninjured in the incident.

There were also reports of at least one other candy bar found with a needle, WLWT reported, citing Ohio police.

"Although we only are aware of 2 pieces of candy being involved, we take this seriously and are appalled that anyone would be so demented as to want to hurt children in our community," Fostoria Chief of Police Keith Loreno said as per the New York Post.

Authorities asked parents in the area to bring their children's Halloween candies to ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital for a free x-ray. This way, they could overrule any possible case of tampering.

"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!" the police said in a statement, according to the outlet.

It is unclear who tampered with the candies. Meanwhile, the police have requested people with any information regarding the tampering to come forward and report it to authorities.

"Both Fostoria Police and ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital feel that it is best to take every reasonable action possible to keep our children safe and to help parents make an informed decision with any candy their children received," the police added.

Every Halloween season, officials issue warnings to parents, advising them to inspect candies before letting kids consume them.

This year, the states of Ohio, New York, Illinois, Connecticut and Arkansas released statements reminding parents to double-check their children's trick-or-treat bags for marijuana edibles that may look like regular candies.

According to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, these edibles can have more than 600 to 1,000 milligrams of THC. It means a child would be ingesting THC that's 60 to 100 times the maximum legal adult serving if they happen to eat an entire bag of these look-alike products.