On Halloween night, an unexpected incident unfolded at a Los Angeles home when a group of candy thieves, including a surprisingly older accomplice, targeted the residence.

A viewer shared home security footage with KTLA, capturing the moment at around 8 p.m. when a group of trick-or-treaters approached the front porch of a home in Hyde Park. The homeowners had generously left several buckets of candy for neighborhood children to enjoy.

The group consisted of five young children, all in costume, accompanied by an older woman also dressed in festive attire. The woman was heard instructing the children to, “Get your [candy]… hustle up,” while also advising them to, “leave some for the other kids.”

Initially, the group appeared to take a reasonable amount of candy before leaving, seemingly behaving like any other group of trick-or-treaters. However, the footage revealed a twist—one of the children returned moments later to swipe one of the two candy containers left on the porch.

After taking a fair amount of candy, the group appears to leave – just as any other trick-or-treaters would. Only, moments later, one of the kids comes back and takes one of the two containers of candy left on the table.  

Right in her wake was the adult woman, who casually took the other remaining bucket.

The child can be heard in the video telling the adult to take the other bucket of candy, despite the adult previously saying that they should leave some for other kids.

After leaving the table empty, the group left for good, presumably on the hunt for more sweets.

The resident who sent in the footage, meanwhile, says they are saddened by the fact that, even after indicating that they would leave some treats, the adult came back and did the opposite, complying with the child’s request to take the other bucket.

“It’s disappointing to see an adult encouraging and allowing this behavior on a night meant for kids to enjoy,” they said.  

The resident also added that they filed a police report and that their cameras were able to capture the license plate of the car the group was traveling in.