[That never happened despite the rumor mill.]
I was told about the baby sacrifices in our area by the man who was the County Sheriff at the time. My pastor told our congregation about them in a sermon recently. (He was part of the undercover investigation.) Friends of mine were also aware and part of the undercover investigation.
Halloween is anything but happy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day-care_sex-abuse_hysteria
It was all made up.
And your sheriff is trying to scare people into voting for him.
Your pastor might actually believe that garbage or he might be trying to fill his collection plate.
Many innocent people were hurt by that witch hunt.