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Parents warned after piece of metal found in Halloween candy

Parents warned after piece of metal found in Halloween candy

LEICESTER, Mass. -- Police are warning residents of a Leicester (LES'-tuhr) neighborhood to check Halloween candy closely after a young girl found a small piece of metal in a candy bar she got on Halloween.

The girl noticed the object -- possibly from a piece of jewelry -- before she ate the Nestle 100 Grand bar and reported it to a teacher at her elementary school.

Police Chief James Hurley says a hole in the wrapper of the candy bar indicates the metal was inserted after the candy had been wrapped.

Hurley says it's being treated as a criminal offense and urges anyone else who finds suspicious-looking candy to notify police immediately.

The girl went trick-or-treating in the area of Henshaw Street, but doesn't recall at which house she received the candy bar in question.

(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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