Child finds needle in candy in Imperial

IMPERIAL, Calif. (KYMA) - A terrifying moment for a family in Imperial County after a child discovered a needle inside a chocolate bar after trick-or-treating on halloween night.

The Imperial Police Department (IPD) says a father called saying his 12-year old child found a needle inside a fun size "Twix" candy bar.

Officers say the family went out for halloween on Friday near the area of Shoshonean and Canon Drive.

Law enforcement says the parents of the child checked his candy bag before the child ate a candy. Police say the parents did find some candy that were unwrapped and threw them away, but missed the Twix that had the needle inside

"On Saturday, November 1, the family was gathered inside of the garage to watch a baseball game, and the 12 year-old boy got his bag of candy, he went to unwrapped the bar and noticed that there was a needle sticking out... the father immediately grabbed the candy, contacted us," said Sgt. Jeremey Schaffer with IPD.

IPD say they collected the candy for evidence and the case is still under investigation.