{"id":955108,"date":"2026-11-02T04:30:20","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T04:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/955108\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T04:30:20","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T04:30:20","slug":"metal-syringe-found-among-halloween-candy-east-coast-rcmp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/955108\/","title":{"rendered":"Metal, syringe found among Halloween candy: East Coast RCMP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>RCMP in Eastern Canada are reminding parents of trick-or-treaters to check their children\u2019s Halloween haul after police received reports that metal was found in candy bars in Newfoundland and Labrador, and a syringe was found in a bag in Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Durham Regional Police said late Sunday that a similar investigation was underway in Oshawa.<\/p>\n<p>Newfoundland and Labrador RCMP said in a Sunday news release that it had received three reports in Happy Valley-Goose Bay of \u201csmall metal items found in treat-sized Coffee Crisp bars collected on Saturday night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>RCMP said officers are investigating to determine the source of the treats and asked anyone who identifies a similar candy to contact the detachment at 709-896-3383 or 1-800-709-7267.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs kids wake up eager to dive into last night\u2019s haul, parents and caretakers across the province are reminded to check treats thoroughly to ensure they are safe to eat,\u201d Newfoundland and Labrador RCMP said.<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook for signs of tampering as well as manufacturing defects, and make sure the packaging is intact and that the treats are a recognizable, trusted commercial brand,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">In a <a data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" link=\"\" shared=\"\" to=\"\" x=\"\" on=\"\" sunday=\"\" night=\"\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DRPS\/status\/2117059954582434189\" rel=\"nofollow\">post shared to X on Sunday night<\/a>, Durham cops said they were investigating after sewing needles were found in candy in Oshawa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice are investigating after sewing needles were located in Halloween candy in the area of Ritson Rd. N. and Taunton Rd. in Oshawa,\u201d they said. \u201cOfficers are currently canvassing the area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Durham police urged residents to \u201cplease check all Halloween candy carefully before eating it.\u201d They asked anyone who spotted anything suspicious to call police at 905-579-1520.<\/p>\n<p>RECOMMENDED VIDEO<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Loading...\" height=\"64\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/22.4.0\/websites\/images\/common\/icon-spinner-animated.svg\" width=\"64\"\/><\/p>\n<p>We apologize, but this video has failed to load.<\/p>\n<p>Play VideoSyringe found in child\u2019s bag in Nova Scotia<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Nova Scotia RCMP said a syringe was found in a child\u2019s Halloween treat bag in Beaver Bank, a rural community within Halifax.<\/p>\n<p>Police said officers were called at around 8:30 p.m. Saturday after a parent made the discovery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOfficers found that the syringe appeared used and did not have a cap,\u201d Nova Scotia RCMP said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>No injuries were reported and the syringe was seized by police for further investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Out of an abundance of caution, officers had advised the parents to throw out all of the candy in the bag.<\/p>\n<p>Police believe that the item came from O\u2019Leary Dr. and said investigators were following up in the neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information is asked to call RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment at 902-490-5020.<\/p>\n<p>Share this article in your social network<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Article content RCMP in Eastern Canada are reminding parents of trick-or-treaters to check their children\u2019s Halloween haul after&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":955109,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194291],"tags":[49,48,3302],"class_list":["post-955108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-toronto","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-toronto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=955108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955108\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/955109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=955108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=955108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=955108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}