Three Canadian men thought they were doing well when they filled their grocery cart with butter and walked out the door without paying.
But police in Guelph, Ontario are fighting back, and cracking down on sloppy butter thieves before they can make off with their rich, creamy catch.
Just before 4pm on Christmas Eve, officers responded to a grocery store where two men were spotted placing a box of butter in a shopping cart and taking it out to a car that was waiting outside for them.
When checking the parking lot near another business, police saw the same car parked outside another grocery store. They arrested two male occupants of the vehicle, along with a third man who approached the officer as he exited the store.
Three men were arrested in Guelph, Ontario on Christmas Eve for allegedly stealing more than $1,000 worth of butter. SensorSpot
In a news release, Guelph Police said a witness had reported seeing a third man leave a cart outside the store. When they find and inspect the cart, it contains more of the stolen butter.
In all, officers found 144 sticks of butter and 17 containers of ghee, a clarified butter often used in South Asian cuisine. They estimate the value of the stolen butter and illegal ghee to be north of $1,000.
In total, police found 144 sticks of butter and 17 containers of ghee, a clarified butter commonly used in South Asian cuisine. stock
The men arrested have not been identified, but police say they are ages 40, 29, and 25. All three are charged with theft under $5,000. One of the men gave police a false name and was charged with additional obstruction.
Even Guelph Police couldn’t help but poke fun at the strange alleged theft, joking in their announcement that the suspects “may have had their holiday cooking plans interrupted.”
Guelph is a medium-sized city in Southwestern Ontario, about 44 miles west of Toronto.
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