'MONKEY BUSINESS': 2 men narrowly escape charges after stealing 96 bananas from Pennsylvania Wawa

A crime in Pennsylvania has police scratching their heads as two men were found to have stolen 96 bananas from a Wawa station in Hatboro, around 17 miles north of Philadelphia. They have escaped any charges following the incident after they paid restitution for the bananas. 

"The Hatboro Police Department is investigating a retail theft at Wawa where two individuals stole approximately 96 bananas before leaving in a black Hyundai Santa Cruz. Yes… 96 bananas," the Hatboro Police Department said in a statement. The two men were later identified.

The police told USA Today on Wednesday, "The banana bandits were identified and made immediate restitution to the business."

"Our investigators didn't monkey around and located the bandits in short order," police added in their statement. "We do not expect any further monkey business from the individuals responsible."

Conner Dilks, a detective with the police department for nine years, said that he had never seen any case like this. “I haven’t been doing this super long — been here for like nine years — but this is the first time someone’s stolen more than one or two bananas,” Dilks said.

The police were able to obtain a photo of the suspects after the theft took place on Saturday morning. The suspects did not make any attempt to disguise their appearance. After the two were questioned by authorities, they quickly admitted their guilt and agreed to pay $114 for the stolen bananas.

Police hinted at the motive behind the strange crime. “We got an explanation as to why they did it,” Dilks said. “And it was a drunken mistake.” Neither man was arrested and avoided charges. “Wawa just requested that they pay the full price of the bananas and they wouldn’t be charged, and that’s what happened."