Crime & Safety
Hamilton PD Warns Of Upcoming 'Pumpkin Spice Storm'
The pumpkin spice craze will fully reach landfall in September, and there might be little we can do about it.

HAMILTON, NJ β The pumpkin spice craze will fully reach landfall in September, and there might be little we can do about it. The Township of Hamilton Police Department joked on a social media post that a "Pumpkin Spice Storm" is in sight.
"The National Weather Service, in conjunction with the Food and Drug Administration, has issued a severe Pumpkin Spice Storm warning for our area," Hamilton PD wrote Tuesday on Facebook. The storm seems to be moving rapidly, and gaining strength daily."
Police warned of the following impacts:
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- Pumpkin Spice Coffee
- Pumpkin Spice Latte
- Pumpkin Spice Pretzels
- Pumpkin Spice Donuts
- Pumpkin Spice Cereal
- Pumpkin Spice Oreos
- Pumpkin Spice Burritos
- Pumpkin Spice Pizza
- Pumpkin Spice EVERYTHING
The bad news for people sick of hearing about pumpkin spice each fall? The craze arrives earlier every year, according to MarketWatch.
Dunkin' Donuts dropped its fall menu Aug. 21, one month before fall. The menu features a cinnamon sugar pumpkin signature latte. Starbucks's signature pumpkin spice latte will be available Tuesday.
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