LOVES PARK - Parents will want
to check and recheck their kids' Halloween candy. Sharp objects were found in two separate
cases inside candy in
Kahleea
"It doesn't
happen a lot but you hear stories about people sticking objects inside the
candy and inside candy bars," said Jesse Washington, Kahleea's father.
"We just go and make sure that everything's
still airtight, nothing's been opened."
That simple check
of the candy by Kahleea's mother Edna revealed there was something wrong with a
piece of her candy.
"She said
everything was good except for this one piece because she felt something like
poking her," said Kahleea.
"My dad carefully
opened it and there was a needle stuck through it," the 11 year-old said.
They had discovered
an inch and a half sewing needle that had been shoved into a piece of Starburst
candy. They contacted Loves Park Police
who took a report and the candy into custody.
Loves Park PD says
they received another report of a piece of candy with a sharp object in
it. They say a nail was found inside
candy at the home of a child near the Blain's Farm & Fleet in
"If anyone in
Dep. Chief Scott
says parents should be checking their children's candy regardless of reports
like these.
What upsets the
"I was utterly
shocked because you just don't think that it would happen in your own
backyard. I mean it's something that you
hear on TV all the time but it's just not something you think would happen with
people who live in the same neighborhood," said Washington.
If
you come across any tampered candy in
