Sharp objects found in Halloween candy appear to be hoaxes

WFAA-TV, Fort Worth and The (Salisbury, Md.) Daily Times

Two horror stories of sharp objects found in Halloween treats now appear to be tricks.

On Thursday, police in Fort Worth, Texas, issued an arrest warrant for a father who first claimed he found a razor blade in his child's Rice Krispies treat but now says he put it there himself. And in Salisbury, Md., a 15-year-old who said he found a sewing needle in a pack of Twizzlers recanted his statement to police.

According to WFAA, police say they initially visited the Fort Worth home where the father, who was not named by police, said the treat was handed out. Once officers found no evidence to link that homeowner to the blade, they decided to search the father's home.

"A subsequent interview by detectives of the father resulted in a confession that he had placed the razor in the rice krispy [sic] treat and staged the incident," read a statement from Fort Worth police reported by WFAA.

The (Salisbury, Md.) Daily Times reported that the child told his parents about the needle in his candy and they subsequently told the police. Police said he did not anticipate that the prank would extend beyond his family and that he had no intent to create public fear, The Daily Times reported.

The case will be forwarded to the Department of Juvenile Services for review, according to police.