Three Canadian men thought they were getting a quiet getaway when they loaded their grocery cart with butter and walked out the door without paying.
But the police in Guelph, Ontario were on a roll and arrested the bumbling butter thieves before they could abscond with their rich, creamy loot.
Shortly before 4 pm on Christmas Eve, officers responded to a grocery store where two men were seen putting a box of butter into a shopping cart and carrying it to a car that was outside waiting for them.
While checking the nearby parking lots of other businesses, police officers noticed the same car parked outside another grocery store. The two male occupants of the vehicle were arrested, along with a third man who approached officers as he was leaving the store.
Three men were arrested in Guelph, Ontario on Christmas Eve for allegedly stealing more than $1,000 worth of butter. Sensor point
In a news release, Guelph police said a witness reported seeing the third man abandon a cart just outside the store. When they located and inspected the cart, it contained even more stolen butter.
In total, officers recovered 144 sticks of butter and 17 containers of ghee, a type of clarified butter frequently used in South Asian cuisine. They estimated the value of the stolen butter and ill-gotten ghee to be more than $1,000.
In total, police recovered 144 sticks of butter and 17 containers of ghee, a type of clarified butter commonly used in South Asian cuisine. Stockah
The arrested men were not identified, but police said they were 40, 29 and 25 years old. All three were charged with theft under $5,000. One of the men gave police a false name and received an additional charge of obstruction.
Even Guelph police couldn’t resist having a little fun with the bizarre alleged theft, joking in their announcement that the suspects “may have had their holiday baking plans interrupted.”
Guelph is a medium-sized city in southwestern Ontario, about 44 miles west of Toronto.
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