Halloween in Allegheny County took a grim turn when a substance suspected to be cocaine was discovered in a child's trick-or-treat bag, prompting local police to urge parents to inspect their children's Halloween hauls. The Ingram Borough Police Department, according to a Facebook post, received a report of an unidentified powder packaged in a small knotted bag found amidst the candies and chocolates typically gathered during the festive rounds.
Preliminary tests indicated that the substance was indeed cocaine, the department revealed. The police, now faced with the task of tracing the origins of the illicit powder, have yet to pinpoint the exact location where the suspect bag may have been slipped into the innocent trove of treats intended for celebrating kids, as reported by WPXI.
The Ingram Borough Police, in light of the situation, are standing by to assist, and urged anyone who comes across similar suspicious items to reach out. "Any additional suspicious items found should be reported to the police station at 412-921-6969," the department stated, as WTAE cited.
