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The Centralia Police Department is investigating a report that two teens were sickened after eating Halloween candy Monday night, but police do not believe the girls were intentionally exposed to any “harmful substance.”
At 9:06 p.m. on Monday, police and EMS responded to the 1100 block of South Pearl Street in Centralia after receiving a report that two 13-year-old girls were sickened after eating candy after trick-or-treating.
The girls were taken to Providence Centralia Hospital as a precaution.
Police investigated the incident and learned that the girls only went to one residence while trick-or-treating. They contacted the occupants of that house and found that the candy they gave out was store-bought and had not been tampered with. The resident voluntarily surrendered the candy to investigators.
Depending on the outcome of medical tests, investigators might test the candy.
Hospital staff found no evidence that the public should be concerned, according to the police department. Investigators have requested medical records from the treatment of the teens.
Police also do not believe the girls were intentionally exposed to a harmful substance, based on their investigation.
No similar instances have been reported to police, EMS or area hospitals, according to the police department.
