Three men accused of possessing meth when they actually just had Jolly Ranchers were awarded $33,000 in a settlement with the NYPD, who arrested them last year outside of candy store It'Sugar in Coney Island.

It was Halloween urban legend come to life for one Santa Clara woman who opened a sealed bag of Jolly Rancher-brand Crunch 'N Chew candies she purchased at a Safeway to find a terrible surprise inside: A rusty, three-inch "shank-like" blade.