OSLO, Norway, April 2 The owner of a dog that was caught on tape sneaking into a Norwegian gas station to steal candy says his pooch is a repeat offender.
The 7-year-old bull terrier named Conan spent some time behind bars last week before his owner, Liss-Hege Jeremiassen, bailed him out, Aftenposten reported Monday, quoting a story in the Norwegian-language newspaper Adressavisen.
"He is incredibly fond of food in general and sweets in particular. He has run off a few times before and he always heads for food stores," Jeremiassen said. The dog apparently snuck out Wednesday night and headed to the nearby Statoil station where cameras caught him picking out his apparent favorite treat, a chocolate-covered rice crisp.
"When he was finished he let out this enormous burp," store employee Elisabeth Roel said. She said she tried to chase Conan out but the dog growled at her and so she called the police, who turned the job over to Falken security.
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