Crime & Safety
Metal Found In Halloween Candy: PD Asks Parents To Inspect
A small metal object was found in a piece of Now and Later candy from a Sturbridge trick-or-treater.
STURBRIDGE, MA—Sturbridge police have issued a call out to residents and parents, urging them to check their kid's Halloween candy after a small piece of metal was found in a piece of it.
Police said that a resident visited the department on Thursday to report that they had found a "small metal object" in a Now and Later candy.
"It is unknown at this time if the piece of metal was intentionally placed in the candy or it was a manufacturing defect," said Sturbridge police.
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The person who reported the incident said that their child went trick-or-treating in the Heritage Green complex in Fiskdale. Police are contacting the FDA and the candy manufacturer.
Anyone with information on this case or anyone finding something suspicious in their candy should contact Sturbridge Police at 508-347-2525.
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