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A Halloween Urban legend reportedly came true Santa Fe, texas When parents reported finding needles hidden in candy thrown for their children parade,
Santa Fe, Texas Police Department issued a warning on social media Advising parents to “do a thorough check” any candy He was picked up during the parade.
“Santa Fe PD has received multiple calls from concerned parents following today’s Homecoming Parade, as pen-style needles were found in candy picked up at the parade,” the Facebook warning said. candy They stood at various points along the parade route.
The department has asked anyone with information about the incident to contact them, and asked parents to double-check candy they’ve picked up before giving it to their children or eating it themselves.
There were no reports of injuries at the time of publication.
Officials said anyone with any information should contact the Santa Fe Police Department non-emergency line at (409) 925-2000.
The parade started at 6 pm on Wednesday.
Stories of poisonous candy Or chocolate bars concealing needles or sharp glass are frequent in the US around Halloween. The stories can be frightening to parents who want to keep their children safe during the holidays, but few stories are actually corroborated by police.
For example, several commenters on the Santa Fe Police Department’s post were questioning whether there was any actual evidence to corroborate the reports of tainted candy.
One resident wrote in response to the post, “Can we have more evidence besides the 1st photo? She could have fallen from sewing pins (not ‘needles’) decorations, mums, boutonnieres, sashes, many things.” “Just trying not to freak everyone out over a simple misunderstanding.”
Dr. Joni Johnston, a clinical and forensic psychiatrist, shatters the legends psychology today Column in 2015. He wrote, “The legend of poisoned Halloween candy has been circulating for decades, but in all that time, there has not been a single documented case of some deranged person randomly poisoning children’s Halloween candy.” “And, while there have been some cases of sharp objects being placed on candy and fruit, 75 percent of them resulted in no injuries and no one suffered serious harm.”