Posted: Wednesday, 20 June 2012 6:17AM

Ohio candy thief targets mostly Reese's cups



LORAIN, Ohio - Police in northern Ohio are search for a man they say has a thing for peanut butter cups.

Employees of a gas station in Lorain, Ohio say a young man usually waits until after midnight before snatching Reese's peanut butter cups and exiting before they can call police.

The thefts have occured several times over the last few months and some $400 to $600 of the snacks have been stolen, they say.

He was dressed in black clothing, with a hooded sweatshirt over his head during his latest robbery on Tuesday.

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