Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a pair of butter bandits, who stole nearly $2,000 worth of the product from grocery stores in Guelph.
Guelph Police Services referred to butter as a “hot commodity” for thieves in the city, with two large-scale thefts reported last week from different grocery stores in the north-end.
On the evening of Oct. 12, two men separately entered a business on Speedvale Avenue East before meeting up inside, police said in a news release. Along with a number of items, the duo placed three cases of butter in a cart – worth a value of $936 – before leaving the store through a receiving door without paying. The suspects then fled the scene in a white four-door sedan, police said.
Four days later, police said two men were witnessed entering a business on Eramosa Road before meeting inside once again. This time, they placed four cases of butter in a cart – worth a value of $958 – and left through an emergency exit.
In both cases, the men were both described as brown-skinned, approximately 40 years of age, 5’7” with medium builds.
Police described one of the suspects as wearing a dark sleeveless vest and a blue and white baseball cap, while the second was wearing a dark winter coat and red baseball cap.
In the second incident, one of the men was described as wearing a tan jacket, black pants and a black winter hat. The other wore a black jacket, black pants and a black baseball cap.
In total, there have been at least seven large-scale thefts of butter in Guelph within the last 10 months, police said. At this time, it’s unknown if all the incidents are related.
Ontario residents are reacting to these smooth criminals.
“I bet this gang is pretty slippery,” one user on Reddit wrote.
“I’m willing to bet they could slide under the radar,” another user replied.
“Ghee. I’m amazed,” a user teased.
“Butter luck next time,” another user wrote on the platform.
“These guys are toast if they get caught,” one user said.
