Police testing white powder present in South Boston playground

Boston police are investigating after baggies of white powder, a needle, and a glove had been found at a South Boston playground. 

In keeping with a WBZ Information report, a lady caring for a 15-month-old baby noticed the suspicious gadgets on the bottom at Medal of Honor Park Wednesday afternoon as kids performed close by. Police had been reportedly planning to check the substance, which was labeled “Vitamin C ascorbic acid powder.”

The lady who discovered the gadgets, a nanny named Candice Dolor, advised WBZ she referred to as over another nannies to get their tackle what the substance might be. The group guarded the paraphernalia whereas certainly one of them referred to as native police. An officer remained on the park “for fairly a while” after the incident, in line with WBZ.

Dolor advised the information outlet, “That is imagined to be a secure spot for [children] and at present, it wasn’t.” Within the report, she additionally cautioned mother and father and caregivers to concentrate on their environment. 

“Now it’s not simply someone strolling round you that you’ve got to concentrate on, you’ve gotten to concentrate on what’s on the bottom, particularly with little children that contact every part,” stated Dolor.