Butter thefts rising, police think it’s not just a local issue [Video]

An unusual kind of crime is hitting grocery stores in Guelph and Brantford, as large quantities of butter are stolen off shelves.

“Since December of last year, so about 11 months or so, we’ve had nine separate incidents where large amounts of butter were stolen from local grocery stores,” Scott Tracey, a spokesperson with the Guelph Police Service said.

Brantford Police said about $1,200 worth of butter was stolen from a grocery store in that city about a week ago. Police described the suspects as two men in black clothing and baseball hats who took off in a white van.

In Guelph, police said hundreds to thousands of dollars in butter has been stolen in separate cases since last year. Tracey said police don’t known exactly why the thefts are happening.

“There must be a market for it somewhere on the black market. I know if you go on some …