Gloucester Township Man Charged After Putting Needles In Halloween Candy: Police

A Blackwood man put needles in Halloween candy and then made a false report about it, police said.

According to Gloucester Township police, officers were called to Hillcrest Avenue in Blackwood for a report of tainted Halloween candy.

The resident of the home, Robert Ledrew, 37, reported he found four sewing needles in four separate pieces of candy from trick or treating on Halloween.

An investigation by Gloucester Township detectives revealed that Ledrew had made up the story and had placed the needles in the candy bars, police said. Ledrew was charged with making a false police report and released on a criminal summons pending court date.

The incident followed reports of candy with needles found in Pennsylvania over the weekend.

Police in Chester County, Pa. say they received reports of tainted Halloween candy on Sunday. According to the Kennett Square Police Department, a “needle type item” was found inside five wrapped Twix bars given to four different children the evening of October 31 in the Stenning Hills area of the Borough.

Police in Kennett Square are investigating.

(PHOTO: Tainted candy reported to Kennett Square police)