Sticky Fingers: Police Investigate Maple Syrup Theft

NEWBURY, Vt. (AP) — Here's a thief who definitely has sticky fingers.

Vermont State Police are investigating a theft of maple syrup from a sugar house in Newbury. Authorities say sometime between 5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday, someone broke into the sugar house and made off with multiple containers of syrup.

Vermont is the country's leading maple syrup state, producing a record 1.9 million gallons of syrup last year.

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