00:00One of the joys as a kid is opening up that new toy.
00:03Unless you find the toy is littered with trash and drugs,
00:06that's exactly what happened to a Plover family.
00:09Plover police are investigating an incident where a mom found unmarked pills
00:13and other trash in a Lego box from Walmart.
00:16The incident happened just after 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Plover Walmart.
00:20News Channel 7's Sam Dering spoke with Plover police to learn more.
00:24Sam, has the Plover Walmart had anything like this happen before?
00:27Dale, Plover Captain Brent Thoward tells me they've had one similar incident at the Plover Walmart before.
00:34Although he wouldn't comment much further on it,
00:37he says the community should not have to worry about where they shop.
00:41We're in the very preliminary stages of that investigation,
00:45so there's not a whole lot of details to share.
00:47A terrifying moment for a Plover mom.
00:50Whitney Marie shared photos on Facebook of pills, trash, and other debris
00:55found inside a Lego box she bought for her children.
00:58Her post has been shared over 600 times.
01:01Many parents couldn't believe what they saw in the photos.
01:04Captain Brent Thower with the Plover police department says
01:07the box of Legos was purchased at the Plover Walmart shortly after 1 p.m. on Sunday.
01:12But he says the incident is exclusive to the Plover Walmart.
01:17The items that were located did not come from the manufacturer,
01:20so it's a very small incident related to the Plover Walmart.
01:26It's not something that's going out through Lego brand.
01:30Whitney is urging other parents to not have their children open any toys without an adult present.
01:35Police encourage parents to be diligent.
01:37Any parent has the obligation and responsibility to take a look at the packages prior to their kids opening.
01:44No different than, you know, when we'll oftentimes put out those public safety alerts for Halloween trick-or-treating.
01:50Thower says neither police nor staff at the Plover Walmart know how this happened,
01:54but he's confident they'll get to the bottom of it.
01:57There's a lot of social media buzz on this, and understandably,
02:00and that's why we take this very seriously.
02:02I think we're going to have good results on figuring out where this came from.
02:07Thower says this is a rare incident, and the Plover Walmart is cooperating with them.
02:13He also says to not let this discourage you from going to the Plover Walmart.
02:17I also reached out to the Plover Walmart.
02:19They couldn't comment, saying it's an issue for the corporate level.
02:23They'll see you next time.
02:23Gracias.
