Razor blades found in Ohio trick-or-treaters’ Halloween candy and Connecticut man arrested after razor blades were discovered in the candy bags
Razor blades were found in trick-or-treaters’ Halloween candy in one Ohio town, leaving one woman injured, according to reports.
“We have received reports of objects being found in candy bars from [Thursday] evening. As of now, the objects are reported to be metal and similar to razor blades. These reports are from the Pleasant Run area,” the Colerain Township Police Department said Friday, WLWT reported.
Sgt. Scott Owen said two people who were trick-or-treating together on Halloween made the reports — and authorities were trying to figure out where the candy came from.
A woman was cut by a razor blade discovered in her child’s candy, while another parent reported finding the blade apparently hidden inside the package of a candy bar that had been tampered with, the news outlet reported.
One incident involved a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, and the other involved a Kit Kat.
“We learned later that the two people that found razor blades know one another, they had trick-or-treated together, and made the rounds through the neighborhood,” said Owen, according to WLWT.
“They said the same thing — they have no idea where it possibly could have come from because they were on, like, five or six streets,” Owen said. “They’re large streets with a lot of houses on them.”
Residents were stunned by the incidents.
“I was totally shocked. I was surprised. I just moved here a year ago. Everybody is really neighborly around here,” Avid Mims told WLWT.
Meanwhile, a man was busted in Connecticut on Halloween after razor blades were discovered in the candy bags of at least two trick-or-treaters.
Jason Racz, 37, was arrested and charged with risk of injury to a minor, reckless endangerment and interfering with a police officer in connection to the incident, NBC News reported.
“Racz explained that the razor blades were accidentally spilled or put into the candy bowl he used to hand out candy from,” police said, adding that the suspect “provided no explanation as to how the razor blades were handed out to the children along with the candy.”
Racz was ordered held on $250,000 bond.
In a separate Halloween-related incident in Connecticut, the Waterford Police Department said two youngsters received a package of THC-laced gummy candies among their Halloween candy.
via: https://nypost.com/2019/11/01/razor-blades-found-in-ohio-trick-or-treaters-halloween-candy/
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