Anxiety medication reportedly found in child's Halloween bag, Newtown Township police say

Saturday, November 2, 2019
NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Police in Bucks County, Pennsylvania are asking parents and guardians to check their children's Halloween candy after prescription anxiety medication was reportedly found in a child's candy haul.

Police believe the child got the medication while trick-or-treating in the County Bend development in Newtown Township.
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The medication was inside a plastic baggie, not in a candy wrapper, said police.

This is the only known incident of its kind, but Newtown Township Police are warning parents out of an abundance of caution.
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Anyone with any information is asked to call police at calling 215-598-7121.

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