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Another law enforcement agency in Ontario is warning the public about tampered-with Halloween candy.

“The St. Thomas Police Service is investigating after an individual reported finding a piece of a razor blade inside a mini-Mars bar received while trick-or-treating in the courthouse area on Saturday evening,” the police said in a statement.

Police said the specific address where the chocolate was obtained is unknown. The chocolate and reported blade were both turned over to the police for examination.

“The investigation remains ongoing,” police said. “No other similar reports have been received by STPS at this time.”

Incidents closer to home

Toronto Police are investigating two incidents involving needles and pins found in Halloween candy.

Both events were reported by CityNews on Sunday, but police sent out an official release on Tuesday morning.

In these two cases, police say the candy was collected while “trick-or-treating” on Saturday night.

In the area of Main St. and Swanick Ave., police say a sewing needle and pin were discovered in two pre-packaged Halloween treats. In the Gerrard St. E. and Jones Ave. area, two pins were discovered in two pre-packaged treats.

“None of the needles or pins were consumed, and no injuries were reported,” police said. “Residents are encouraged to carefully inspect any candy collected while trick-or-treating. Anyone who discovers anything unusual or concerning is asked to contact police.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5500.

Widespread incidents

Since Sunday, police in Hamilton and Durham Region have also reported incidents of tampered chocolate.

On Monday, Hamilton Police said that parents had reported sewing needles being found in candy their children had collected while trick-or-treating in the Upper Ottawa St.-Mohawk Rd. area of the East Mountain.

On Sunday, Durham Regional Police said that candy had been found with sewing needles inside of them in the Ritson Rd. N.-Taunton Rd. area of Oshawa.

Further afield, police forces across Canada have also issued public warnings about tampered candy found in LaSalle, Ont., Drummondville and Saint-Marcel, Que., Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L., and rural Halifax, where parents searching their child’s bag of Halloween candy found a used syringe.

ganderson@postmedia.com

— With files from Jordan Ercit