REGINA — The Regina Police Service (RPS) is currently investigating multiple reports of a thin metal found in Halloween candy.
On Friday, police confirmed a report of a small metal object, similar to a sewing needle, found in a child’s candy. The child was trick-or-treating near Green Moss Lane in the Greens on Gardiner neighbourhood.
The RPS then released details on Monday of another candy being tampered with in northwest Regina in the Fairways West area.
During a media scrum on Tuesday, RPS Acting Chief Lorilee Davies confirmed a third case in the Glen Elm neighbourhood.
“The fact that it's spread out throughout the city makes me think that it's not something that's targeted and specific to having kids eat a needle.”
The type of candy the thin metal was found includes two Coffee Crips and an Aero bar. During examination of the candy's, holes were found in the wrapper, and a sharp metal object was coming out at the end.
“[So], it could potentially be something more like a manufacturing issue, but we certainly need to do some more digging into it,” said Davies.
Since joining the RPS, Davies couldn’t recall a time the force had discovered metal in candy.
However, she expressed caution about panicking over the reports.
“[There’s been] three reports and likely thousands of pieces of Halloween candy that were distributed. And so, yeah, I don't think there's cause for big concern.”
Davies is encouraging anyone who collected candy during Halloween to check their candy and report any findings to the police.
