MARYSVILLE – The city was hit by some real evil Halloween night, not the pretend costume kind.

At least two instances of harmful items being placed inside candy bars were reported.

Marysville police investigated a report of a needle found in a candy bar while a boy was trick-or-treating near Allen Creek Elementary School.

Tuesday, Emily Morth, also of Marysville, told The Globe that she and her son found a screw in a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. They were trick-or-treating in the same area, on 60th.

“It is always a very good reminder to families to check the candy they receive while trick-or-treating,” police Cmdr. Robb Lamoureux said Nov. 1.

On the Marysville Community Crime Page on Facebook, Pamela Joel says it also happened to her son. While checking his candy, she found what looked like a sewing needle or small nail inside a mini-Snickers candy bar.

Morth also commented on that same site, but hadn’t reported it to police yet. She saw Joel’s post so they took a closer look at her son’s candy, since he had been in a nearby area.

She said the wrapper on that candy bar was coming undone, as if someone had tried to glue it together after opening it.

Meanwhile, trick or treating went on as normal at the businesses on Third Street downtown. Numbers were down because of the wet weather.

Still, Aaron Buczkowski took his four children.

“It’s a nice little event for the kids,” he said as they left Hallmark and headed down the street.

To combat on the wickedness on Halloween, daughter Angelica was dressed as a nun, with sons Xavier, Luke and Dominique in monk costumes. His wife, Savanna, made some of the costumes.

Buczkowski said his family has been coming to the downtown area in costumes since his daughter was a baby 9 years ago.

“It’s great the businesses participate,” he said.

Rachel Rui and her husband Noah and son Simon, dressed as Superman have been a part of downtown trick-or-treating for four years. Rui said they only go downtown and to The Grove Church because if they just go into neighborhoods “it’s hit or miss on how well kids are received,” she said.

The Ruis went to Third Street Books, where owner Darilee Bednar, dressed as a witch, said she’s been handing out candy since 1988.

Even though Carr’s hardware officially closed a few years ago, owner Gail Libbing and others were handing out candy there.

“We’ve done this for years,” said Libbing, whose family just closed the business after 93 years.

She said the family is still going to keep the building and lease it out, so, “We will still be part of the Third Street Merchants Association.”

Libbing said children don’t seem to trick-or-treat much nowadays, so she is glad the merchants can provide kids a safe place to do it.

“It’s fun to see the little kids dress up and be so happy,” she said.