Child bites into trick-or-treating candy and finds razor blade, police say
by Genevieve Reaume and Catherine VanFriday, November 8th 2019
Portland Police say a child went to the hospital after finding a blade in her Halloween candy. Photo courtesy of Portland Police.<p>{/p}
PORTLAND, Ore. — A 10-year-old girl ended up in the hospital after finding a blade in her trick-or-treating candy, according to Portland police.
Police say the child went to Randall Children's Hospital, but was treated and released. According to the news release, the child's tongue wasn't cut or sliced, just red.
Portland Police say a child went to the hospital after finding a blade in a mini Hershey's chocolate bar. Parents say the candy came from her Halloween stash. Photo courtesy of Portland Police.
"I'm just so furious right now; I don't know where to direct the anger," said Gina Landtiser, the mom of the 10-year-old.
Landtiser is still shaken up after she says her daughter pulled a piece of metal out of a mini Hershey's bar she bit into Thursday night.
"It just started burning, and she got head rushed, started getting dizzy, so that's why we rushed her in," said Landtiser.
She says her daughter's OK now, but says she had to get a tetanus shot.
She doesn't know where the candy came from exactly but tells police her daughter was trick-or-treating with family in a Hazel Dell neighborhood around Northeast 97th Street.
"That's just disgusting. That's horrible, absolutely horrible," said Lori O'Brannon, who lives in the neighborhood.
Neighbors in the area say they've seen fewer kids trick-or-treating in the neighborhood in recent years -- some even giving up Halloween all together.
"I'm not going to celebrate anymore, no. After this story? No. I will keep my kids inside that house, and I will explain to them, don't take candy from anyone, ever," said Veronica Rabghabova, who lives in the neighborhood.
Police say they don't have enough information to say whether this was done intentionally or accidentally but say they don't have any reason to believe this was a hoax.
"It is a serious incident, and it's not something that should be joked about or made fun of or talked down on the people who come forward," said Landtiser.
Police are concerned there might be other tainted candy out there that could be ingested.
According to police, at this time it's unclear exactly where the candy came from and there's no information on a suspect, but police are still urging parents to inspect their kids' candy. If you spot anything suspicious or if you have any information about this incident, call police at (503) 823-3333 and reference case #19-384577.
, but my kids had a great time. (son as Luke Skywalker, my daughter as Chewy ) 
Glad I decided to take a year off of putting up the orange lights as few people were out.
Sad.