Toronto — Globe and Mail Update and The Canadian Press Published on Sunday, Nov. 01, 2009 9:04AM EST Last updated on Sunday, Nov. 01, 2009 2:53PM EST
Toronto Police are warning parents to take a closer look at their child's Halloween treats after a North York family discovered a razor blade in a loot bag.
Police say the youth's parents discovered the razor just after 10 p.m. Saturday night while they were checking his treats. No one was injured.
The razor was discovered in the area of Leslie Street and Bannatyne Drive.
Similar incidents were also reported in two other Ontario communities and in Nova Scotia.
On Saturday, an Annapolis County mother found told police she found a razor blade hidden within an apple that her child received.
Police there say they’ve seized the items and are investigating.
The Nova Scotia youngster had been trick-or-treating in Melvern Square in Annapolis County and in Kingston, located in Kings County.
In Cambridge, Ont., a girl found a syringe while combing through her Halloween treats. In Whitby, north of Toronto, a two-inch needle was found in a Tootsie Roll. The candy wrapper appeared to be tampered with and the parent found the needle.
Last Halloween, police in that region reported five instances of pills found inside Smarties boxes given out as trick-or-treating loot.
North York neighbourhood where razor blade found in Toronto youth's candy
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