$2000 worth of butter stolen from two different grocery stores: Guelph police

Guelph police say butter continues to be a hot commodity for thieves after two large butter thefts earlier this month from different grocery stores.

On Oct. 12 around 7:45 p.m., police said two men entered a business on Speedvale Avenue East before meeting up inside.

“They placed a number of items in a cart – including three cases of butter with a value of $936 – and left out a receiving door,” police said in a news release.

Police described both men as brown-skinned, approximately 40 years of age and 5’7” with medium builds. One was wearing a dark sleeveless vest and a blue and white baseball cap, and the second was wearing a dark winter coat and red baseball cap. They were seen leaving in a white four-door sedan.

Four days later, two men separately entered a business on Eramosa Road before meeting up inside. Police said they placed in a cart four cases of butter with a value of $958 and left through an emergency exit.

Both were described as having brown skin. One wore a tan jacket, black pants and a black winter hat. The other wore a black jacket, black pants and a black baseball cap.

Police said there have been at least seven large-scale butter thefts in Guelph in the last ten months, including in August when hundreds of dollars worth of butter was stolen from two businesses.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Guelph police.