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Needle found in Halloween candy in Burns Lake

Lindsay Newman
By Lindsay Newman

Burns Lake RCMP have received a report of a needle found in a piece of Halloween Candy, 

Police got the call on Nov 2 around 5:15 p.m.

The needle was discovered after the child asked a parent to check the candy. 

The trick-or-treater had been to several neighborhoods so, police have no determined where the candy has come from. 

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This is the only report of potential harmful candy the Burns Lake RCMP have received this year. 

Police encourage adults to check their children’s Halloween candy before eating it and to only eat things that are unopened. 

The investigation is ongoing.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact Burns Lake RCMP  at 250-692-7171 or Crime Stoppers.

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Lindsay Newman
Lindsay Newman
News Reporter Lindsay joined the MyBulkleyLakesNow news team in 2019. She was born and raised in Cambridge, Ontario where she then moved to Toronto to complete Journalism school at Humber College where she graduated in 2017. Lindsay started her news journey at 680 News- Toronto's largest talk radio station. Lindsay then moved on to 680 News, where she was an audio editor. She has always loved the idea of living in British Columbia since she was a teenager and was excited to make the to move out to Smithers, BC to branch out her journalism skills. In Lindsay's spare time she is usually relaxing with her two cats and in the warmer months going on hikes with her friends and partner.

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