Watch A Squirrel Steal This Maplewood Family’s Holiday Chocolate

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood resident Michele Boudreaux says that a squirrel swiped her family’s holiday chocolate. The worst part? It has an appetite for the finer things in life.

Boudreaux wrote on a blog post that she caught a portly squirrel on video stealing gourmet chocolate and lip balm from a basket of holiday goodies that her family leaves out for delivery people.

The squirrel went after the most expensive items first, including several Ghirardelli chocolate squares. It also chomped up several snack bars and throat lozenges, she said.

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At first, the family was unaware that the chocolate thief was an animal, according to Boudreaux.

“My husband, being a surveillance nerd decides to set up a small camera,” the Maplewood resident wrote. “Not that we’d do anything about it, should we find the thief. We aren’t like that. The chocolates are free, after all. It was more about knowing who would do such a thing.”

Boudreaux said that the family now puts the chocolates in a jar that should prevent any further holiday doorstep thefts. But she has a whimsical admiration for the furry bandit.

“This squirrel went from being the biggest jerk ever to becoming the greatest fuzzy freak I’ve ever not quite met,” she said.

Watch an entire series of video footage at Boudreaux’s blog here.

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