Ottawa police warn parents after needle found in Halloween candy
Ottawa Police Service is asking parents and guardians to check all Halloween candy after a sewing needle was found inside a chocolate bar believed to have been collected in the Prince of Wales or Chinatown areas of Ottawa on October 31.
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Ottawa Police Service is asking parents and guardians to check all Halloween candy after a sewing needle was found inside a chocolate bar collected during trick-or-treating.
A parent reported finding the needle to police on November 3, 2026. Ottawa Police say the chocolate bar was believed to have been collected in either the Prince of Wales neighbourhood or the Chinatown area of Ottawa on October 31. No injuries have been reported.
Ottawa Police published a photograph of the item showing the needle visible at the edge of the wrapper.
The two areas named cover different parts of the city. Prince of Wales is a neighbourhood in Ottawa's south end. Chinatown is on Somerset Street West in central Ottawa. Police said they could not confirm which of the two areas the bar came from, only that it was believed to have come from one of them.
Ottawa Police ask parents and guardians who collected candy in either area on October 31 to check every piece before giving it to children or eating it. They say to look for small holes, tears or breaks in packaging and any portion of a wrapper that appears unsealed or tampered with.
If a family has already distributed candy from those areas, they ask that any uneaten pieces be checked now.
Anyone who finds a needle or other object in Halloween candy is asked not to throw it out and to call Ottawa Police at 613-236-1222, extension 7300. Officers may want to collect the item as evidence.
If you live in Prince of Wales or Chinatown and believe you may have handed out candy that could have been interfered with, Ottawa Police ask you to call the same number.
Ottawa Police published the warning on November 3, 2026. The investigation was ongoing at that time and no suspect had been named.
Ottawa residents who collected Halloween candy in the Prince of Wales or Chinatown areas of Ottawa on October 31 should check that candy before eating it, and call Ottawa Police at 613-236-1222, extension 7300, if they find anything unusual.
Questions this story answers
Where was the Halloween candy collected?
Ottawa Police say the chocolate bar with the needle was believed to have been collected on October 31 in either the Prince of Wales neighbourhood or the Chinatown area of Ottawa. Police said they could not confirm which of the two areas the candy came from, only that it was believed to have come from one of them.
What type of candy bar was it?
Ottawa Police say the needle was found inside a chocolate bar. CityNews Ottawa reported it was a KitKat bar. Ottawa Police published a photograph of the item showing the needle visible at the edge of the wrapper.
Was anyone hurt?
Ottawa Police say no injuries have been reported as of November 3, 2026, when they published their warning. The case was filed at 1:55 p.m. on November 3 after a parent reported finding the needle and brought it to the attention of police.
What should parents check for?
Ottawa Police ask parents and guardians who collected candy in the Prince of Wales or Chinatown areas on October 31 to check every piece before giving it to children or eating it. They say to look for small holes, tears or breaks in packaging and any portion of a wrapper that appears unsealed or tampered with.
What should a parent do if they find a needle in candy?
Ottawa Police ask anyone who finds a needle or other object in Halloween candy not to throw it out and to call Ottawa Police at 613-236-1222, extension 7300. Officers may want to collect the item as evidence. Parents are asked to keep the item and its packaging.
When did Ottawa Police publish this warning?
Ottawa Police Service published the warning on the afternoon of November 3, 2026. The report says the case was filed at 1:55 p.m. that day, after a parent reported the needle to police on November 3. Ottawa Police also published a photograph of the item showing the needle visible at the edge of the wrapper.
Has anyone been arrested?
Ottawa Police say no arrests have been made and no suspect has been named as of their November 3, 2026, report. The investigation was described as active and ongoing at the time of the report. Ottawa Police have not updated the case since then as of the time this article was published.
What if someone in the area handed out candy and thinks it may have been tampered with?
Ottawa Police ask anyone in the Prince of Wales or Chinatown area who believes they may have handed out candy that could have been interfered with to call 613-236-1222, extension 7300. The request appears in the same November 3 police report.
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- Ottawa Police Service, November 3, 2026ottawapolice.ca
- CityNews Ottawa, November 3, 2026ottawa.citynews.ca
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