SUMMERSIDE – There was not an incident of Halloween treat tampering in Summerside after all.
Summerside Police Services sent out an advisory Tuesday evening urging parents to scrutinize their children’s treats. That followed receipt of two complaints of treat tampering.
Wednesday afternoon police services issued a statement indicating that, after a followup investigation by its Major Crime Unit, police do not believe treats were intentionally tampered with, nor do they believe there was an attempt by anyone to harm trick-or-treaters.
Police do, however, maintain that parents should always check their children’s treats, pointing out treats can become contaminated in ways other than by intentional acts.
The complaints came from two parents who had been trick-or-treating with their children between Central Street and Greenwood Drive area of the city. One parent reported finding some staples stuck in the outside of a mini chocolate bar wrapper and the other reported finding a torn chocolate bar wrapper.
