Metal object found in Halloween candy: Laval police

A strawberry candy with a metal object inside that was found in a child's Halloween candy in Laval on Nov. 25, 2025. (Courtesy: SPL)

Posted November 26, 2025 2:54 pm.

Last Updated November 26, 2025 3:11 pm.

Laval police (SPL) launched an investigation after a metal object was discovered inside a piece of Halloween candy collected in the Sainte-Rose area on Oct. 31.

A parent contacted 911 on Nov. 25 when his daughter found the object embedded in a strawberry-shaped gummy that had come in a partially opened wrapper, with part of the candy missing.

Two side-by-side photos of strawberry candy, one without a metal object inside and one with a metal object inside that was found in a child’s Halloween candy in Laval on Nov. 25, 2025. (Courtesy: SPL)

The family had gone trick-or-treating in the Champfleury neighbourhood, notably on De Chardonneret, Bouvreuil, De la Volière, Des Huards, Des Bécasseaux and Du Passerin streets.

Laval police are urging the public to carefully check all Halloween treats.

Anyone with information regarding this type of event can contact, confidentially, the Info-Police Line at 450-662-INFO (4636) or call 911 and mention file LVL 251125-049.

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