NEENAH, WI (WTAQ) – A nail has been found in three candy bars handed out on Halloween in the Fox Valley.
Neenah Police says a woman in the 400 block of South Lake Street reported finding nails in three separate Kit Kat bars her 11-year-old son had gotten in the area of Main and South Lake streets.
Officers say it appears to be an isolated incident, noting the candy will be submitted to the state crime lab for further testing.
This isn’t the first time this has happened in Neenah. Last year, a parent notified authorities of a nail that was pushed into a Tootsie Roll that her daughter received while trick or treating.
However, Officer Stuart Zuehls does not believe the incidents are related.
“This area is the northwest section of Neenah. Last year, that was more the central-east side.”
But with the same problem surfacing two years in a row, Zuehls says the department will look to help residents avoid this issue next year.
“I did call one area hospital, and they said they do x-ray (candy). But that’s something I plan on doing for next year: making calls to some of the area clinics and hospitals and see if that’s something that they would want to get on board with.”
Anyone with similar findings is asked to call the Neenah Police Department at 920-886-6000.
Problems with Halloween candy were also reported in Randolph and Freedom this year, with the Freedom reports having been determined to be a hoax.
