Nearly 200 rolls of toilet paper found inside a stolen SUV, California police say

Officers in Beverly Hills, California, got a surprise Tuesday when they searched a stolen SUV, a police department Instagram post says.

Police found 192 rolls of toilet paper inside the vehicle, along with a gun, KTTV reported.

Officers are now investigating whether the toilet paper also was stolen, KABC reported. The driver, who had been pulled over on a routine traffic stop, has been arrested.

Police said in response to a question on the Instagram post that they plan to return the toiler paper to the rightful owner.

A photo with the police Instagram post shows boxes of still-packaged toilet paper on the grass beside the SUV as police search it.

Toilet paper has been in short supply in many supermarkets after a wave of panic-buying early in the U.S. coronavirus crisis, McClatchy News reported.

“Remember the good old days when a stolen ride had guns and drugs inside?” read one comment on the police Instagram post.

“The great toilet paper heist,” read another comment.

This story was originally published April 1, 2020 at 1:51 PM with the headline "Nearly 200 rolls of toilet paper found inside a stolen SUV, California police say."