By Scottsbluff Police Department
On 10/31/2026, at 2248 hours, officers were dispatched to a residence in the 1300 block of 7th Ave. The reporting party found a nail in a chocolate bar (a Snickers Ghulish Green) their child received while trick or treating. Officers inspected the piece of chocolate candy with an inch long nail lodged in it. The child was not severely injured during this incident, and officers believe the child received the candy at a residence near the Westmoor School area. The possible suspect residence was described as having Halloween decorations with large spiderwebs. The potential male suspect was described as an older male with gray hair, blue eyes, and dinosaur pajamas.
Additional locations for the below incident could be near 20th Street and Avenue G, around Scottsbluff Middle School, around Longfellow School, and the area surrounding 5th Avenue.
Parents are reminded to check their children’s candy for potential tampering.
If you find that your child’s candy was tampered with, or if you have any other information about this incident, please report it as soon as possible to Scottsbluff PD.