Coverage dated November 4, 2026 to November 5, 2026

Magnet trick finds needles, pins, and more inside Midwest trick-or-treater's Halloween candy

Headline from We Are Green Bay

WAUKEGAN, Wis. (WFRV) - Police in the Midwest are investigating an incident where a magnet was used to find needles, pins, and more inside one trick-or-treater's candy. According to a release from the Waukegan Police Department, officers received a report around 7:30 p.m.

We Are Green Bay's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

3 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fox32 Chicago

    Suburban police investigate Halloween candy tampering report (opens Fox32 Chicago)

    Published

    Fox32 Chicago's feed description

    Police in a northern suburb of Chicago are investigating after a family reported finding foreign objects in their daughter's Halloween candy. Waukegan Halloween candy investigation Waukegan police said they received a report about Halloween candy that had been tampered with around 7:30 p.m. on Oct.

  2. WGN Chicago

    Mother finds foreign objects, including sewing needles and copper wire, inside Halloween candy collected in Waukegan (opens WGN Chicago)

    Published

    WGN Chicago's feed description

    WAUKEGAN, Ill. (WGN) — Police in Waukegan are investigating after a mother found foreign objects, including sewing needles and copper wire, inside her child's Halloween candy over the weekend. Police said the investigation began on Halloween night after the Waukegan Metropolitan Emergency Communicat…

  3. We Are Green Bay

    Magnet trick finds needles, pins, and more inside Midwest trick-or-treater's Halloween candy (opens We Are Green Bay)

    Published

    We Are Green Bay's feed description

    WAUKEGAN, Wis. (WFRV) - Police in the Midwest are investigating an incident where a magnet was used to find needles, pins, and more inside one trick-or-treater's candy. According to a release from the Waukegan Police Department, officers received a report around 7:30 p.m.

Magnet trick finds needles, pins, and more inside Midwest trick-or-treater's Halloween candy | Since Then