What we know about the Ontario butter thieves and their 'large-scale' heists
Police say there have been 'at least seven large-scale butter thefts' in Guelph in the last 10 months
by Stewart Lewis · National Post“Butter continues to be a hot commodity for thieves in the Guelph area,” according to local police. They report that the latest two thefts in the small southwestern Ontario city, 70 km west of Downtown Toronto, occurred in mid-October.
Police allege that on October 12, two males entered a business on Speedvale Avenue East separately before meeting inside. Then, they placed three cases of butter valued at $936 in a cart and escaped through the receiving door.
Four days later, there was a similar theft. Two males entered a business on Eramosa Road separately before meeting up inside, police say. They placed four cases of butter valued at $958 in a cart and left through an emergency exit.
Police say there have been “at least seven large-scale butter thefts” in Guelph in the last 10 months, reports Guelph Today.
They can’t say whether the incidents are related. And ask anyone with information about the thefts to contact Detective Constable Adam Roszell at 519-824-1212, ext. 7117, or via email: aroszell@guelphpolice.ca.
In both cases, police described the alleged culprits as men with brown skin, approximately 40 years of age, 5’7” tall, with medium builds.