3 Teens Caught Stealing Cardboard Display Cake in Minnesota

EDINA, Minn. (AP) – Police in a Minneapolis suburb says three teenagers trying to sneak out of a grocery store with a stolen cake got a not-so-sweet surprise.

Instead of a real cake, Edina police say the teens inadvertently grabbed a cardboard display cake.

Authorities say the three left a Cub Foods store early Tuesday with a fake cake, but police stopped their vehicle when they saw it matched an employees description.

The Associated Press reports the cake was returned to the store, and the store’s managers declined to press charges. Instead the teens were given trespassing notices.

Edina police tweeted about the incident with the hashtag #nocakeforyou

Shoplifters stopped this morning after stealing a cake! Turns out they had inadvertently swiped a cardboard display cake. #nocakeforyou pic.twitter.com/AyGc6k5QR5

— Edina Police Dept (@EdinaPolice) June 6, 2017