Report of Halloween candy with 'needle-type' object probed

Police have received multiple reports of needle-like objects found in candy handed out to trick-or-treaters in a Philadelphia suburb.

The Kennett Square police department originally posted on Facebook warning about a "needle-type item" found inside wrapped candy bars given to four different children on Halloween night. Authorities urged parents to check all candy their children were given. Police photos of the candy showed the foreign objects looked like sewing needles.

The tampered candy was discovered when a parent of one of the children saw a Facebook post from an unknown source who described finding a chocolate bar with a needle in it. When the alarmed parent decided to check his own children's candy out of an abundance of caution, he found needles in Twix snack-size bars.

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