Beaver Rejects Fake Christmas Trees in Dollar Store

CHARLOTTE HALL, MD — A very particular customer walked into a Maryland Dollar General store and started rummaging through the aisles. Workers called police on the disgruntled shopper, which turned out to be a beaver that was unimpressed as it sniffed artificial Christmas trees and a Santa Claus knick-knack.

Dollar General store workers in Charlotte Hall on Monday called 911 after the four-legged shopper caused a ruckus, knocking some items off shelves and onto the floor.

The call to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s office said a suspect had caused property damage to the store and then tried to flee the area but was apprehended. Turns out, the troublemaker was a beaver that had wandered into the Dollar General store where it appears to have browsed a bit, may have nibbled on some items and tried to pick out a Christmas tree.

Animal control officers safely captured the beaver and released it to a wildlife rehabilitator.

“As a law enforcement officer, you just never know what your next call may be,” the sheriff’s office wrote on its Facebook page, where it shared photos of the interloper.

»Photos of beaver in Dollar General store courtesy of St. Mary's County Sheriff's office