Police find suspect in candy thefts

Associated Press

LORAIN, Ohio

Police have arrested a 17-year-old boy suspected of stealing hundreds of dollars in peanut butter cups from a gas station store over the past six months.

Police spotted the teen outside the store early Thursday, and a clerk identified him as the thief. Lorain police say the boy was charged with delinquency theft and was released to his parents pending a court appearance.

Store employees had reported a young man would come in usually after midnight, snatch Reese’s peanut butter cups and exit the store before they could call police.

In all, officers say about $600 worth of candy was stolen.