Brainerd Police: Needle Found In Candy Revealed As Hoax
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Brainerd police say the incident of a needle found inside a piece of candy on Halloween has been revealed as a hoax.
According to police, the child involved in the story fabricated the incident.
On Sunday, police posted a photo on Facebook and said they got a call from someone who found a needle in their child's candy. The image shows what appears to be a needle in a fun-size Three Musketeers bar.
The caller said they had been trick-or-treating in north Brainerd, near the hospital, and in northeast Brainerd.
"The Brainerd Police Department wants to dispel any public safety concerns there may be. Authorities in our area have received no other reports of any tampering with candy or immediate concerns or dangers," police said in a statement.