B.C. police foil $12,800 cheese heist at Whole Foods

Frontline officers in B.C. got the mozzarella but didn't get their man in a recent "cheese heist" at a Whole Foods in North Vancouver.

RCMP say they were on patrol Sept. 29 when they found a cart full of cheese outside the grocery store near East 13th Streetand Lonsdale Avenue.

It was 4 a.m., and the store was closed, so police say they started to investigate and identified asuspect,who fled on foot, leaving the cheese behind.

The total value of the cheese was assessed at $12,800, but "sadly, the cheese was no longer able to be sold after it left the fridge," said Cst. Mansoor Sahakin a written statement.

Sahak said stopping the theft was a result of police proactively patrolling high-crime areas.

Police are now asking for anyone with information about the theft to come forward.