3 Day Care Employees Arrested For Melatonin Laced Gummy Bears
In an effort to relax children at a daycare facility in suburban Chicago, melanonin-laced gummy bears were given before naptime. When the action was discovered, three employees were arrested for…
SAN FRANCISCO – APRIL 03: Gummi Bears are displayed in a glass jar at Sweet Dish candy store April 3, 2009 in San Francisco, California. As the economy continues to struggle, candy sales are rising as Americans seek to comfort themselves during the difficult economic times. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesIn an effort to relax children at a daycare facility in suburban Chicago, melanonin-laced gummy bears were given before naptime. When the action was discovered, three employees were arrested for "endangering the life or health of a child and battery," according to reports.
The Des Plaines Police Department was contacted when management learned what had happened.
Though the arrests had been made this past Friday, it's believed one of the employees may have been doing this since 2016. Parents of the children were not notified of the drug, so there was no way to know if any of the children were allergic to melatonin. Authorities did say that no children had become sick.
Scary, isn't it?
