DevelopingDay 3

The Oshawa Halloween candy needle investigation

Update 1 of 1LatestNov 3, 6:20 PM UTCDay 3
Five candies, one report: Oshawa needle investigation leaves key questions open
Durham police are investigating five needles reported in five separate treats from north Oshawa. No injuries were reported, and how the needles entered the candy remains unknown.
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Earliest sourcetorontosunNov 1, 6:50 PM UTC
What we knew first
- By 8:34 p.m. Eastern, November 1Daily Durham published coverage of the police warning.

Who reported

Who reported

14 outlets · 15 sources · 2 videos

10 of 14 had reported by this moment

torontosunFirst to reporttorontosun.com · Nov 1, 6:50 PM UTC1
1. Metal, syringe found among Halloween candy: East Coast RCMP | Toronto SunNov 1 UTC
Daily Durhamdailydurham.com · Nov 2, 1:34 AM UTC1
1. Oshawa: police investigating after needles found in Halloween candyNov 2 UTC
CityNews Torontocitynews.ca · Nov 2, 1:39 AM UTC1
1. Toronto police investigating after needles found in Halloween candyNov 2 UTC
The Northern Currentthenortherncurrent.com · Nov 2, 2:44 AM UTC1
1. Five needles reported in Oshawa Halloween candy; no injuries, police sayNov 2 UTC
All About Durhamallaboutdurham.com · Nov 2, 6:06 AM UTC1
1. Oshawa Halloween Candy Investigation Prompts Police WarningNov 2 UTC
NOW Torontonowtoronto.com · Nov 2, 3:52 PM UTC1
1. Needles found in Halloween candy in Toronto and DurhamNov 2 UTC
Global NewsNov 2, 6:30 PM UTC1
1. “That’s crazy”: Needles found inside children’s Halloween candy, Toronto police investigatingNov 2 UTC · video
thestandard.com.hkNov 2, 7:24 PM UTC1
1. Canadian police investigate needles reportedly found in Halloween treatsNov 2 UTC

Timeline

Timeline

Day 3 · 1 report

Nov 1 UTC
The parent contacted police after reporting the discovery of needles in five candies. The exact receipt time is not established.
Nov 1, 6:50 PM UTC
First to report
Nov 2, 1:34 AM UTC
Daily Durham published coverage of the police warning.
Nov 2 UTC
Further coverage described the Sunday-night canvass and said no injuries had been reported.

Who's involved

Who's involved

Organizations

Durham Regional Police Servicepolice agency of Durham Region, Ontario, Canada

Places

Oshawa