Butter bandits busted with $1,400 of allegedly stolen spread

Coquitlam RCMP have arrested a pair of Vancouver men they say were caught with a shopping cart filled with more than $1,400 of stolen butter.

The duo were apprehended outside a supermarket in the 1300-block of Lougheed Highway just after 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Michael McLaughlin said such creamy crimes are uncommon, but not unheard of.

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“Things like cheese, meat, and baby formula can easily be sold on the black market,” McLaughlin said in a media release.

“On the other hand, it’s possible these suspects were choosing the wrong way to get a head start on their Christmas baking.”

The 23- and 25-year-old men are facing charges of theft under $5,000.

The younger of the two men, who was recognized by an employee, is also a suspect in at least three other butter thefts around Metro Vancouver, according to police.