Trail of Cheetos leads police to catch vending machine thieves

An orange trail of Cheetos led St. Paul police to three teenagers suspected of burglarizing a vending machine.

Officers were called to the Arlington Recreation Center, where they found a vending machine's glass had been broken with a chair. Most of the candy and chips were missing, according to a criminal complaint. The officers followed a trail of snack debris from the rec center, around the side of the building and to a nearby home. Inside, they found numerous vending-sized bags of Cheetos and other snacks.

Police arrested three males ages 17, 18 and 19 who soon arrived at the home. The two adults are charged with third-degree burglary, the 17-year-old with criminal damage to property.

All three denied being involved, the complaint says.

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