Tampered Candy Discovered at Clinton Halloween Event: Police

CLINTON, CT — Clinton Police are warning parents that a box of “DOTS” candy from the Joel School Monster Mash had been tampered with. Police were alerted to the situation by a resident late Saturday night.

Police are urging parents of children who attended the event to examine all candy before ingesting it to ensure it hasn’t been tampered with.

Read more from the Clinton Police Department below:

The Clinton Police were just notified that a local resident who attended the Joel School “Monster Mash” Halloween event earlier this evening, discovered that a fun size box of “DOTS” candy had been tampered with. It appears the box was previously opened and then re-glued shut.

DOTS candy routinely come in assorted colors in each box. This box once opened by the resident tonight, revealed that all the DOTS inside the box were the same color (red). It is unknown if the candy inside the box was also tampered with.

The end of the candy box which was re-glued, was quite apparent as a glob of glue was still visible under the flap. (As shown in photo)

We urge anyone who attended the Monster Mash at Joel tonight to please examine your children’s candy prior to ingesting it, to insure it has not been tampered with. If you aren’t sure if your candy may have been tampered with, we urge you to error on the side of caution and merely discard the candy.

Anyone with any information or who finds more tampered candy are urged to contact the Clinton Police at 860-669-0451 and report this. Officer Brian Corbin is investigating this matter.

Photos courtesy of the Clinton Police Department