The owner of a Toronto corner shop is wondering how to stop criminal squirrels from stealing candy bars after they were caught on security camera.

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Thanks to the little creatures, around 48 chocolate bars disappeared from Luke’s Grocery. Crunchies, Mr Bigs and Kinder Bueno bars were taken.

Jenny Kim, the owner’s daughter, said: “They are just too fast.”

Since the shop owners don’t know how to stop them, they turned to Reddit for help.

Owner Paul wrote, “For about a week or two, every time we’re not looking, a squirrel (either the same one or not) comes in, takes a candy bar, and runs off. It’s a different bar each time – O’Henry, Mr. Big, etc. This happens about every 2-3 days.

It is clearly a squirrel committing the theft. Although we cannot see it at the moment it commits the theft (since the bars are displayed under the counter on the customer side), we can hear a distinct rustling sound. As we walk around the counter to catch it, we can see the squirrel running away with the bar in its mouth.

“At this point, it is slower than normal, obviously because it has a huge and heavy chocolate bar in its mouth, but it is still difficult to catch. We have tried to run after it, but it is still faster. A few times passers-by and customers have tried to chase it with us, but once it climbs a tree, it is game over.

“Do you have any advice/suggestion on how we could scare away the squirrel?”

Paul says it’s too stuffy to close the door and he’s called animal control, but they “only seem to deal with lost/killed animals/pets.”

One Redditor suggested he should “get a screen door.” Another said he should “get a dog.”

Some users offered to “pay the squirrel’s bill” on the site, with one writing: “Clever little squirrels – where can I pay their bill? Or even give them a little extra for the rest of the year?”

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