Ah, Vaughan, Ontario: a well-off Toronto suburb full of youths who enjoy hanging out in shopping plaza parking lots and whose main claim to fame is an amusement park. That very amusement park, Canada's Wonderland, played host to a "crime scene" of epic proportions recently when a police helicopter (yes, a fucking helicopter) caught three candy-stealing kids as they hid under a tree.We're still not really sure why a heat-detecting helicopter, police dogs, and multiple police officers were used to catch kids—two 16-year-olds and one 15-year-old—who had apparently stolen candy, but police budgets must be spent:At 10:30 PM on Thursday, April 8, police were deployed to the park, which was closed after security reported three people were on the property."The York Regional Police helicopter Air2 arrived on scene and a short time later, with the use of the FLIR camera, officers located the suspects hiding beneath a tree," York Regional police wrote in a statement. "Officers in Air2 directed officers with the Canine Unit to the area where the suspects were hiding and they were taken into custody without further incident."According to police, kids had broken into the park and stole an undisclosed amount of candy. Reportedly, all were "cooperative with police and were remorseful for their actions." Their names have not been released since they are underage; they will be serving community service for their actions.Police added the following to the end of a statement about the incident: "Video of this incident captured by Air2 is being released as a deterrent to anyone that is considering trespassing onto private property."Damn, York Regional is so extra.Follow Allison Tierney on Twitter.
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