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St. Joseph law enforcement gives tips on candy saftey for Halloween

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- With trick-or-treaters heading door-to-door this Friday, local law enforcement warns what to look out for when going through Halloween candy.

The tradition of getting candy from strangers on any night other than Halloween would be considered a huge risk.

The risk still presents itself on the spook-tacular night; in 2019, a woman in New Jersey found a bag of what they believed was heroin after trunk-or-treating

A major concern now is fentanyl, which is being designed as bright and colorful to target the American youth.

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Carter Ostermiller joined News-Press NOW in August of 2025 as a Mulimedia Journalist.

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