Dublin Teens Caught on Camera Taking Entire Halloween Candy Stash

DUBLIN, CA — The candy was really meant for younger trick-or-treaters who took the time to dress up. A Dublin family put out their stash of treats early in the night hoping those who visited would take two or maybe three pieces so there would be enough for all the ghouls and goblins. In an attempt to protect the treats, the homeowners even included a sign that warned extra hungry trick-or-treaters with sticky fingers of a video surveillance on the porch. At about 6:30 p.m., before nightfall and just as trick-or-treating was getting started in the quiet Dublin neighborhood, a group of teens stopped by the house and took every last piece from the bowl.

“We had a sign saying, ‘You are on video, please take only two. Happy Halloween,’” the Dublin Ranch homeowner told Patch. “Apparently that wasn't an effective strategy.”

The homeowner said the five boys were not in costume and appear to load the candy into their sacks while laughing and hooting. One teen, who was loading his Halloween haul into his school backpack worn on this front, proudly held the empty Halloween bowl up like a trophy at the end of the plundering.

Other Dublin homeowners saw the video on social media and were dismayed, although several noted that their trick-or-treaters were all polite and appreciative.

As for the homeowner with the empty bowl on the porch, he said his family was simply sad to see the kids who stopped by later who resorted to scavenging the few remaining pieces of candy that fell on the ground during the visit from the first greedy trick-or-treaters of the night.

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