Two Vancouver men have egg on their face after being arrested for allegedly stealing a shopping cart full of butter worth more than $1,400.
The pair was arrested outside the Real Canadian Superstore in the 1300 block of Lougheed Highway, Coquitlam, just after 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 14.
Figuring to get away with load of dairy products, the pair allegedly piled a cart full of butter then walked out of the store.
They didn’t get very far, however, because a store employee stopped them, recognized one of the individuals from another incident, and called police.
“Stealing a large amount of butter is a little unusual, but we see this sort of thing with similar food products”, stated Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Michael McLaughlin in a press release.
“Things like cheese, meat, and baby formula can easily be sold on the black market. On the other hand, it’s possible these suspects were choosing the wrong way to get a head start on their Christmas baking.”
The two men, a 23-year-old and a 25-year-old partner, are facing charges of theft under $5,000.00. The 23-year-old is also a suspect in at least three other butter thefts around Metro Vancouver in recent months.
