A WOMAN, OUT TRICK OR TREATING ON HALLOWE’EN NIGHT, IS BEING CHECKED OUT FOR AN ADVERSE RESPONSE TO CANDY SHE INGESTED THAT NIGHT. THE UNIDENTIFIED 32 YEAR OLD SALINAS FEMALE WAS WALKING THE CREEKBRIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH HER CHILDREN AND FRIENDS BETWEEN 5:00 AND 8:30 P-M. AS SHE GOT INTO HER CAR TO LEAVE, SHE ATE THREE PIECES OF CHOCOLATE CANDY AND BECAME ILL ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. AUTHORITIES SAY THAT HER SYMPTOMS OF PANIC, NAUSEA, CHILLS AND STOMACH PAIN ARE CONSISTENT WITH “ACID-BASED SUBSTANCES”, SUCH AS L-S-D. MORE WILL BE DETERMINED WHEN HER BLOOD PANELS ARE IN. MEANWHILE, SALINAS POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING HOUSES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR ANSWERS.
