If You Didn't Check Candy Before, Check Now, Manchester Trick-Or-Treaters

Manchester Township police are advising residents to inspect all candy received while trick-or-treating on Friday after a resident reported she found a toothpick shard in a Tootsie roll.

The mother reported to police that she went trick-or-treating with her child Friday primarily on Madison Avenue, Twelfth Avenue and Birmingham Avenue, Capt. Lisa Parker, spokeswoman for the Manchester Township Police Department, said. Afterward, when she bit into a Tootsie roll, she found something hard, and upon inspection found it was a piece of a toothpick. A second Tootsie roll showed a punctured wrapper but no toothpick was found inside.

Residents are always advised to inspect Halloween candy for tampering. Any residents who suspect they received suspicious candy are urged to call the Manchester Township Police at 732-657-6111, Parker said.