Needle Found Inside Connecticut Girl's Halloween Candy

Halloween is supposed to be a fun, innocent time for children. They get to dress-up in their favorite costumes and go trick-or-treating with family and friends collecting candy and treats in their familiar and seemingly safe neighborhoods. Typically, there are no issues and everyone has a great time. But this year in Connecticut there are now at least two accounts of Halloween candy being tampered with.

On Wednesday, a Groton family grabbed national headlines when a toddler was injured after a piece of metal was found inside her candy wrapper. A thin piece of metal was found inside the wrapper of a Snickers fun size candy bar, police have said. The 1-year-old cut her finger, and police said the metal piece was hidden. Police are investigating the Groton incident.

And now comes news that someone placed a needle inside a Kit-Kat bar in Meriden. Siobhan Bazinet, of Meriden, told Fox 61 TV that she was shocked to discover the small needle inside her child's candy after trick-or-treating. Her daughter, Angelina, said she was trick-or-treating close to home and knew most of the people whose door she knocked on.

But she told Fox 61 that one person, who she wasn't familiar with, told her to check her candy before eating and winked at her. Fortunately, they did check the candy and discovered a small needle. Police urge parents to check their children's Halloween candy.

Connecticut is not alone concerning reports of tainted Halloween candy. In Columbia, Pennsylvania, a family discovered a small pinhole and a purplish substance coming from a Butterfinger, WPMT Fox 43 TV reports. Police there were notified.

In Green Bay, Wisconsin, a needle was found in a peanut butter cup, reports the Green Bay Press Gazette. An eight-year-old girl found the needle she was not injured. Police in Oregon are investigating a report that a razor blade was found inside a piece of Halloween candy, the Washington County Sheriff's Office says.

"The Sheriff’s Office reminds parents to be vigilant and educate their children about inspecting all Halloween candy," said Deputy Jeff Talbot, of the Washington County Sheriff's Office.

In Ontario, Canada an 11-year-old girl was hospitalized after eating Halloween candy that had a piece of metal inside of it. She required surgery, but she is expected to make a full recovery, the Toronto Star reports.

Photo credit: Washington County Sheriff's Office