Community Is Plagued by Chocolate Wrappers—It Gets Hilarious When Residents Catch the Litterers

The identity of mysterious litter louts who spent months blighting a housing estate with half-eaten chocolate has finally been revealed—a scurry of sweet-toothed squirrels. Locals living in Dudley Crescent in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, became anxious after leftover, half-eaten chocolate bars kept appearing. The saga—dubbed “Wafergate”—was discussed daily on the estate chatgroup, with theories and accusations spreading through the community. The mystery was finally solved after a local who works in a nearby caravan storage facility spotted dozens of Blue Riband chocolate bars inside a skip. Another resident then spotted squirrels running up a tree with wrappers—and put two and two together....