The husky arrested for shoplifting: Hound caught stealing pig ears, beef bones and dog food from Dollar General and burying them behind store

The Clinton, South Carolina police have a new perp in their database: Cato the dog.



Holly Darden's pet husky was arrested and taken to the pound Wednesday after he was caught stealing from a local Dollar General.



What valuable items was the dog after? Treats, of course.



Is this the face of a criminal? Cato the dog was caught stealing dog treats from a Dollar General in South Carolina earlier this week Sticky paws: Cato's owner Holly Darden (right) was out walking him Wednesday morning when her dog got off the leash and bolted for the Dollar General



Darden was taking Cato for a walk on Wednesday when he got off his leash and bolted.



Soon after, managers at the local Dollar General noticed that someone had stolen pig ears, beef bones, dog food and treats straight off the shelf.



Store manager Anastasia Polson took a look at the surveillance footage and quickly identified the culprit.



Caught on camera: Surveillance footage shows Cato sneaking in and out of the store twice, stealing pig ears and other dog treats

Hiding his treats: A manager found Cato taking his loot behind the store to bury for later

Around 9:38, Cato is seem ambling up to the Dollar General and the sliding doors close before he's able to get in.



But a human customers soon comes up and the doors open, allowing Cato a chance to get in. A few minutes later he's seen leaving the store.



But Cato comes back a few minutes later to steal again. But this time Poole and another store employee follow the dog outside where they find him burying his loot in some dirt behind the store.



'We didn't know it happened because he just snuck in with the customers,' Ms Polson told Fox Carolina.



Under their noses: Store manager Anastasia Polson says they didn't notice Cato because he snuck in with the other customers Official papers: The local police filled out an incident report on Cato as a joke

Ms Polson called police and Cato was briefly taken to the pound but soon reunited with his owner.



Apparently Cato is a serial offender. Ms Darden says he's gotten into other stores like Ingles, BI-LO and food establishments like Pizza Hut and a local yogurt store.



But it seems that Cato's sticky paws have nothing to do with being hungry. He steals for the thrill.



'Look at him, he's fat!' Ms Darden said. 'Yes! I feed him, there's food in there. There's treats in there.'

