Hundreds of dollars worth of butter stolen in Guelph
Two sticks of butter are seen on a plate in this stock image. (Felicity Tai/Pexels.com)
Guelph Police are looking for suspects after hundreds of dollars worth of butter was stolen from two businesses.
Officers were told a male entered a business in the Gordon Street and Clair Road area around 3:30 p.m. They were told the male walked out with two cases of butter worth approximately $500.
The suspect was described as a 5’6” brown-skinned male wearing a black t-shirt and black shorts. He had a bandage on one leg.
In a second incident, about an hour later, police were called to the Kortright Road West and Edinburgh Road South area after a male filled two bags with butter and left a store. The butter is worth approximately $300. That suspect was described as 5’8”, possibly East Indian, with a light coloured beard and black hair. He was wearing dark clothing including a t-shirt. He left the area in a white Toyota Corolla.
Police said it is unclear if the two thefts are related.
Anyone with more information is asked to contact Constable Sherry Pettapiece at 519-824-1212 ext. 7479 or email spettapiece@guelphpolice.ca
Anonymous tips can be left with Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)
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