Corner shop owner sets up CCTV after ‘gang of squirrels’ keep stealing chocolate bars

Here’s one you’re going to have trouble explaining to an insurance company – a Canadian shop owner claims he’s being targeted by a ‘gang’ of squirrels.

The beasts strike with the precision of an Ocean’s Eleven-style gang – scampering into the shop after checking the coast’s clear, then running off with the loot.

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Paul Kim, owner of Luke’s Grocery, claims that he has been targeted at least 40 times, with the furry-tailed thieves showing a preference for Crunchie bars.

He’s now set up CCTV to show the world the threat he’s dealing with.

Kim told local station CBC, ‘‘At least two squirrels are robbing us. A black one (or more) and a light brown one (or more).’

‘Though we can’t see it the moment it commits the theft because the bars are displayed below the counter, we can hear a distinct rustling.

‘When we come around the counter to try to catch it, we can see the squirrel running off with the bar in its mouth.