A man from southern Alberta has been charged with mischief after police say he tried to lick a product inside a food store as part of an online prank related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Police in Taber said it happened last Thursday. “A group of four people had entered the store and tampered with a product by attempting to lick the item with their tongue,” Chief Graham Abela said in a Facebook post. “A witness to the event was concerned about the activity and reported it to the store management.” He said the business had to remove some items and sanitize the area where the group was spotted.
Police said a licence plate was written down and officers were able to find the four suspects. One of them, an 20-year-old from Taber, has been charged