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Annapolis police say a midnight fudge craving landed Catherine Anne Delgado, 35, of Greenbelt, in a not-so-sweet spot after they found her with bricks of the sugary snack spilling out of her purse and pockets and chocolate smeared on her arms and shirt.

Police contend she even attempted to get rid of the chocolate contraband, packing the fudge into a hotel toilet, stopping it up. "Maybe she was just looking to get something to eat," speculated Officer Hal Dalton, spokesman for the Annapolis police. "Maybe (the fudge) was still warm that night, I'm not even sure."

As officers arrived on the scene they found Ms. Delgado crying in the hallway saying she "just wanted to go home." At that point, they noticed large bricks of unwrapped, unpacked chocolate in her purse, spilling out onto the sofa she was sitting on.

Ms. Delgado told officers she didn't remember being at Uncle Bob's Fudge Kitchen, but said she was lost and hungry, according to the police report. A check of the establishment found the front door unlocked and items from the sales counter knocked to the ground. In addition, officers found half-eaten cookies and a bag of candy on the floor near the front of the store.

Store owner Bob Lawinger said there was also partially eaten S'mores and nut clusters littering the floor. The 10 bricks of fudge and five M&M pretzel sticks were valued at approximately $89.45. But Mr. Lawinger said about $500 worth of cookies and candies was wasted, tasting everything and dumping out what she didn't like. In addition, he estimates she caused about $1,500 worth of damage to display cases, counters and machinery.
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